La travercée de la Pologne

October the 24, I arrive in Poland just before night
October the 24, I arrive in Poland just before night
The polish flog
The polish flog
Foggy morning - Wiżajny
Foggy morning – Wiżajny
Fog on the hilles - Barcie
Fog on the hilles – Barcie
The sun is just rising - Gołdap
The sun is just rising – Gołdap
The road is less and less hilly - Banie Mazurskie
The road is less and less hilly – Banie Mazurskie
The moon raising up of the Barciany church
The moon raising up of the Barciany church
The road at the morning- -Sępopol
The road at the morning- -Sępopol
frost and fog at the morning - Spytajny.
frost and fog at the morning – Spytajny.
Pomorska Wieś
Pomorska Wieś
Elbląg
Elbląg
Back to the baltic sea, back to the dunes... - Jantar
Back to the baltic sea, back to the dunes… – Jantar
Without common language, we communicate making drawings on the sand.
Without common language, we communicate making drawings on the sand.
Gdańsk
Gdańsk
Gdańsk
Gdańsk
Gdańsk : the town hall
Gdańsk : the town hall
Gdańsk
Gdańsk
The polish cost near Jastrzębia Góra
The polish cost near Jastrzębia Góra
Dunes, Łeba
Dunes, Łeba
Peoples fighting against erosion... is it really the way ? - Ustka
Peoples fighting against erosion… is it really the way ? – Ustka
Ustka old town
Ustka old town
The cost... (somewhere around Sianożęty)
The cost… (somewhere around Sianożęty)
Kołobrzeg : the "promenade"
Kołobrzeg : the « promenade »
The lighthouse in Kołobrzeg
The lighthouse in Kołobrzeg –
My last time on the polish cost - Mrzeżyno
My last time on the polish cost – Mrzeżyno
Going inland, with the fog... - Trzebusz
Going inland, with the fog… – Trzebusz
My last day in Poland was sunny ! - Kamieniec
My last day in Poland was sunny ! – Kamieniec

 

Have a look there : more picture of me biking with my Warmshower’s host arount the border betwenn Poland and Germany : http://tandemyogi.bikestats.pl/1402823,Do-Schwedt-z-Valentinem.html

Lithuanie

The 20 of October, I arrive in Lithuania.
The 20 of October, I arrive in Lithuania.
The flag, without sun...
The flag, without sun…
Klaipėda, downtown.
Klaipėda, downtown.
The old port of Klaipėda
The old port of Klaipėda
The port of Klaipėda
The port of Klaipėda
This is also a large part of Klaipėda
This is also a large part of Klaipėda
Sandy cost along the dunes string. - Juodkrantė
Sandy cost along the dunes string. – Juodkrantė
The big dunes of Nida
The big dunes of Nida
Trail in the dunes - Nida
Trail in the dunes – Nida
Going inland, Sunny time between rains
Going inland, Sunny time between rains
The Nemunas river, border between Lithuania and Russia
The Nemunas river, border between Lithuania and Russia
Kudirkos Naumiestis
Kudirkos Naumiestis
My last time in Lithuania, the sun is going down and the fog is coming. - Vištytis
My last time in Lithuania, the sun is going down and the fog is coming. – Vištytis

With the winter, the days gets very short. As I mostly sleep in the forest and fields, I don’t write the blog at night… And when I stop during the day, it take on the day time which it already too short… So, there is few text about this part of my trip.

 

Lettonie

Lettonie - 18 octobres 2015
Lettonie – 18 octobres 2015

October the 18th, I enter in Latvia, the sun is going down and I camp at a fire place in Ainaži. There is some hoarfrost on the fields at the morning.

I go south along the sandy coastline, crossing pine tree forests. I follow the baltic sea european cycle road, but there no amenagement for cyclists have been done and the road is not so good… There is a big road with quite a lot of trucks, or some pathes more close to the sea. But those passes are quite hazardous, and more designed for mountain biking. Following them, I get to walk my bike on a rocky beach, and to cross sandy forests where my bike stop in the sand…

I arrive in Riga the 13 of October, there I am hosted by a nice young family that I meet through WarmShowers. I spend one and a half day in the city, visiting and giving a hand to local bikers association !

I am on the roud agein and go to the west to goin back the cost in Júrkalne, then I continu  – south, along the sandy coastline – in the direction of Lithuania. On the way I visit the city of Liepāja, and I spend some time on wonderful sandy beaches, with nobody with the cold weather.

The picture is not the best, but I have to put the flag of latvia, then you will learn about flags !
Ainaži - at night
Ainaži – at night
Ainaži -morning
Ainaži -morning
Tūja
Tūja
Dunte
Dunte
Tūja
Tūja
Sandy trail - Lilaste
Sandy trail – Lilaste
Rīga
Rīga
In the old Rīga
In the old Rīga
The orthodox church
The orthodox church
Ragaciems
Ragaciems
Kuldīga
Kuldīga
Júrkalne
Júrkalne
The entrance in Liepāja
The entrance in Liepāja
Liepāja
Liepāja
Old buldings in Liepāja
Old buldings in Liepāja
New buldings in Liepāja
New buldings in Liepāja
Local food is good for travelers, smoked fish.
Local food is good for travelers, smoked fish.
Pape
Pape, the weather is not sunny anymore…

En Estonie

 

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Le drapeau !

Le 1er Octobre, je prend un Ferry d’Helsenki vers Tallinn, et j’entre en Estonie ! Je passe une journée complète à Tallinn où je visite la ville. C’est la première grosse ville médiévale que je traverce depuis l’Allemagne !

je longe ensuite la côte, directions les iles. Je passe deux jours sur Hiiumaa, dont je fais le tour, puis un rapide passage sur Saaremaa et je reviens sur le continent, et… je longe la côte. Je passe à Pärnu, puis je fille vers la Laittonie, toujours le long de la côte.

L'arrivé à Tallin
L’arrivé à Tallin
Tallinn
Tallinn
L'hôtel de ville
L’hôtel de ville
Dans une rue du centre
Dans une rue du centre
Tallinn
Tallinn
Tallinn
Tallinn
Türisalu, the cliff
Türisalu, the cliff
Campsite, Türisalu
Campsite, Türisalu
L'abbaye ruinée de Padise
L’abbaye ruinée de Padise
La saison des pommes !
La saison des pommes !
Haapsalu
Haapsalu
Sääre
Sääre
Säärenina lõkkekoht - Sääre
Säärenina lõkkekoht – Sääre
Paluküla kirik
Paluküla kirik
Morning cristals...- Kõpu
Morning cristals…- Kõpu
The frozen beach at the morning- Kõpu
The frozen beach at the morning- Kõpu
Autoportrait - Kõpu
Autoportrait – Kõpu
The old Kõpu lighthouse (1531)
The old Kõpu lighthouse (1531)
The end of the day... - Triigi
The end of the day… – Triigi
Triigi, in a forest hust !
Triigi, in a forest hust !
The pass between Saaremaa and Muhu.
The pass between Saaremaa and Muhu.
Autoportrait - Orissaare
Autoportrait – The pass between Saaremaa and Muhu – Orissaare
The last light of the day, on the juniper trees - Kastna
The last light of the day, on the juniper trees – Kastna
Je me suis acheter une bougie - Kastna
Je me suis acheter une bougie – Kastna
Kabli
Kabli