Day 2

Moletai - Kupiškis 105 km

After trying the local roads, we decided to avoid them in the future. But... One wrong turn, and we were back at unpaved road for 30 km. Surprisingly, we even got to 6% up/down hills. Riding a bike towards a storm has never been so interesting. We were eager to try our waterproof gear, but to our astonishment the road turned left just in front the dark clouds, so we remained dry until the evening. So, from now on, we're sticking to the main roads.

 

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.

Preparations

Gear - will tests

As a short tests of bikes and our will we did some short day and over-night trips around Slovenia and Croatia. We also attended two Adventure races in Slovenia. Here are some short videos from some of the trips.

Soča river valley, Slovenia

Hvar Island, Croatia

Mnt. Nanos, Slovenia