Wednesday 14 August 2013

Day 1

Vilnious - Moletai: 85 km


After few days in Vilnius we were eager to start cycling. So in early afternoon we finally started cycling towards the north without any real plan. Before reaching the city limits we met a local cyclist who suggested us the way and also gave us some contacts from people in Riga, Latvia for a possibility of camping in their garden.
















We were suggested to take the main road towards Riga, but after few km we decided to try smaller local roads. It turned out that is not the best decision, since most of them are unpaved and sandy. After few adjustments to the bikes we reached the Geographical midpoint of Europe (well at least one of them), where we symbolically started our journey. It was also the point of first bike problem - my bike stand was simply too weak for all the weight.

We decided to set up a tent at around 6 pm, on the fields not far from the town Moletai.