Tallinn

22h00 June 29, 92

It is so nice here! I'm staying right downtown and paying 30 EEC (about $2.50) per night. I bought cheese, juice, yoghurt, bread and pâté at a store and it cost me $10!! We ate dinner tonight and it was 6 EEC. So it is cheaper to eat in a restaurant. Although the bread is cheap.



I met three cyclists from Stuttgart. They heard about us at the borders from the guards and were able to cycle across the Polish/Lithuanian border. They had wanted to be the first cyclists through the newly established borders but we had beat them. Neat. They are leaving tomorrow for Moscow and maybe St. Petersburg. Too cool. They also don't go as far or as fast as we were going. They were really prepared with lots of extra parts. I think that was slowing them down as well.

Estonia

9h00 June 29, 92

So that is the trip!

Daniel is off to Helsinki and from there he plans to go to Cape North and then down through Sweden, Norway, Denmark and back to Germany. (I didn't know until I returned home but he quit the trip at Nordkapp because of the weather and took a train back to France.)



We talked about going on together and I would like to continue cycling but besides needing a new bike I don't think we could stand each other for much longer. Well, maybe it would, we have the "wrinkles" ironed out but he has such a temper.

I have learned a lot about myself. Physically I'm tougher than I thought. I survived the burn from the river, the mosquitoes, diarrhoea from the water in Warsaw (which I still haven't gotten rid of yet!) and the elements, wind, rain and heat, and was able to keep up! Actually it wasn't too bad.



So if I stay in Tallinn maybe I could find a job here. It sure is nice here. Beautiful like Prague, but on a smaller scale. Boy do my cycling shorts stink! I am going to wash them now!

The church bells are ringing, it's 9am. I love the bells.