Day 503km
Trip 6891km
Bike 11916km
Actually I had a fairly good nights sleep in my suite
… but it was a bit strange to
a. have no water
b. find the place totally deserted- guests, owners, prostitute and even the dog was gone. Maybe there was a razzia and I slept through it (always have my earplugs in) ….
I was greeted by a light drizzly (stopped soon after) and a fresh 17-24′. Good riding in a landscape that was becoming more diverse by the hour. Hills turned into bigger hills, grass into trees and when I turned up north, the lake district began. But first I had to go through a lot of fog, with cars and trucks seeming to pop out towards me every few seconds. An endless supply of them too- guess the further east I travel, the less traffic and definately more trucks and less cars. My guess anyway …
Lots of crosses and cemetaries along all these roads too- some of the crosses turned to proper memorials by people, including seats, roof etc.
Also the cow density along the roads is increasing- in all the places you wouldn’t expect them
The roads were varying in quality- a lot, but the scenery never disappointed.
Went through some heavy industrie district located in a forrest, except that the forrest had disappeared in its close proximitry. The roads – or what’s left of them – gave a hint of what (maybe) to expect further east.
After giving the bike a close inspection – here is to you ollo –
… I thought it deserved a wash and I decided to sleep a little more upmarket. Met Andreas at the Novotel Hotel, 4 or 5 stars.
Haven’t decided if I will stay another night tomorrow, might go on to Irbit- where they makes the famous Ural motorbikes (start reading from the 4th articel)
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