Today was an early start with breakfast at the hotel, pack up the bikes and get on the road. Went through the centre of Poznan and headed north east. Got a bit lost and ended up in the toll motorway to Gdansk, managed to get back on track and head to the NE of the country.
Polish roads are either very good or exceedely bad. Polish drivers are not the same standard as us. (drive it like u stole it springs to mind).
Polish lorry drivers well just incredible
Made it to NE Poland and after 8 hours riding we booked into a motel.
Meal and 4+ beers later things are good. Tomorrow is the entry to Russia
and the wolfsshanse (wolfs lair).
Excited about the day ahead.
Monday, 10 September 2012
Sunday, 9 September 2012
Russia trip day three
Excellent nights sleep and for the first time since being a boy slept in a bunk bed. I had a lower one and Andy took the lower on the other side. The room was in the old guard building and is now a international youth hostel although we were the youngest on site.
Had breakfast and checked out. The Colditz museum opened at 10am and we booked ourselves on the 1030 tour. It was just two and we were taken on a full guided tour of the castle lasting 2 hours. We saw the remains of various escape attempts even the holes In the ceiling. A fantastic experience and well worth a visit. We then had to get on the road and into Poland. We travelled to Dresden (looks quite good even though the RAF flattened it) and up the country to the Berlin ring road. Took a right and into Poland. We found a brand new toll road and found ourselves on it with no local currency. Anyway managed to change up a few euros into Polish zloti to get us off the toll road.
We made it to Posnan and found a cheap hotel for steak and chips and few cheap beers. A good day.
Had breakfast and checked out. The Colditz museum opened at 10am and we booked ourselves on the 1030 tour. It was just two and we were taken on a full guided tour of the castle lasting 2 hours. We saw the remains of various escape attempts even the holes In the ceiling. A fantastic experience and well worth a visit. We then had to get on the road and into Poland. We travelled to Dresden (looks quite good even though the RAF flattened it) and up the country to the Berlin ring road. Took a right and into Poland. We found a brand new toll road and found ourselves on it with no local currency. Anyway managed to change up a few euros into Polish zloti to get us off the toll road.
We made it to Posnan and found a cheap hotel for steak and chips and few cheap beers. A good day.
Russia trip day two
Wild camp was struck and yes we're discovered by a couple of German dog walkers. One insisted in telling us were a camp site was. Two issues with that, don't speak German and we we done camping.
On the motorway heading east. Stopped for breakfast cheese roll and coffee.
It's was a day of motorway miles until we arrived at junction 64 of the A4.
Just a short drive to Colditz but yes got lost.... Arrived in the town about 4pm. And found the youth hostel. Wow the youth hostel is once side of the castle complex. Third floor room with an excellent view. Quick shower and put the tents out to dry.
Into town for Hungarian soup, venison with Chantelle mushrooms/cranberry sauce and proper German strudel washed down with dark Colditz beer and coffee.
8.30pm kackered, beds made and ready for the castle tour in the morning.
On the motorway heading east. Stopped for breakfast cheese roll and coffee.
It's was a day of motorway miles until we arrived at junction 64 of the A4.
Just a short drive to Colditz but yes got lost.... Arrived in the town about 4pm. And found the youth hostel. Wow the youth hostel is once side of the castle complex. Third floor room with an excellent view. Quick shower and put the tents out to dry.
Into town for Hungarian soup, venison with Chantelle mushrooms/cranberry sauce and proper German strudel washed down with dark Colditz beer and coffee.
8.30pm kackered, beds made and ready for the castle tour in the morning.
Russia trip day one
Day one
Not a good start delays of 50 minutes on the Eurotunnel. Anyway once on the train we were in France in no time. Onto the E40 and headed for Belgium.
Lots of other bikers on the train headed for all sorts of places.
3pm arrival and the job was about getting the miles done. All went well till Antwerpen were we hit rush our traffic and then a slight miscalculation at Eindhoven and managed to see the town centre.
Once we crossed the German border we then had to find somewhere to stay. We exited the motorway and ended up near Wankum. Had McDonald's and with failing light headed for a camp site on the sat nav; which wasn't... Found a field and in a hidden corner put the tents - mine particularly badly.
Our first wild camp of this trip. Not a bad nights sleep considering.
Not a good start delays of 50 minutes on the Eurotunnel. Anyway once on the train we were in France in no time. Onto the E40 and headed for Belgium.
Lots of other bikers on the train headed for all sorts of places.
3pm arrival and the job was about getting the miles done. All went well till Antwerpen were we hit rush our traffic and then a slight miscalculation at Eindhoven and managed to see the town centre.
Once we crossed the German border we then had to find somewhere to stay. We exited the motorway and ended up near Wankum. Had McDonald's and with failing light headed for a camp site on the sat nav; which wasn't... Found a field and in a hidden corner put the tents - mine particularly badly.
Our first wild camp of this trip. Not a bad nights sleep considering.
Thursday, 6 September 2012
September Russia Trip
Well tomorrow is a big 9 day European trip across Germany, Poland and into Kaliningrad. All packed and ready for the Channel Tunnel tomorrow morning. I will be blogging.
Friday, 30 March 2012
Near miss today
Decided to go on a short trip to High Wycombe to see a friend and share a beer and curry.
On the way home near Clacket Lane services M25 I was hit by a large plastic roofing sheet. The sheet was thrown up by the van in front, it clipped the screen, day running light and lastly the touratech handguard. This deflected it away from me. Close one and very scary moment.
Came home via the A21 and all the back roads across Sussex a joyful ride on empty roads.
Geoff
On the way home near Clacket Lane services M25 I was hit by a large plastic roofing sheet. The sheet was thrown up by the van in front, it clipped the screen, day running light and lastly the touratech handguard. This deflected it away from me. Close one and very scary moment.
Came home via the A21 and all the back roads across Sussex a joyful ride on empty roads.
Geoff
Saturday, 24 December 2011
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