Only a short ride today of 25kms from Riga to the coastal town of Jurmala. After battling the traffic and footpaths for 10km, we joined a pleasant bike path into Jurmala which is the historical playground of rich, powerful and criminal (e.g. Russian mafia, senior Soviet bureaucrats, corrupt businessman). You could feel the wealth as…

Started the day on a run with Mamfa to see the Upside Down House, Estonian National Museum and a local cathedral. I couldn’t quite get the right view of the house. When then we rode from Otepaa to Valga which took us through the “Estonian Switzerland” of rolling hills. The highest “mountain” in Estonia is…

Today we rode from Muskvere to Valnja mostly along Lake Peipus which is the border between Estonia and Russia. The morning ride was not that interesting along a highway but the afternoon was along local coast roads with some nice scenery and some stops at local castles and sights. We were that close to Russia…

The day started with Mamfa going on a run around Rakvere to see the Castle and run through the forest. Before starting the ride, we were lucky to see a stork and its three babies in a huge nest built on top of a chimney. Very impressive structure. Before setting off on the ride we…

Today we had another walk around Tallin Old Town at the upper level for some good views over the city walls. We then joined our cycling tour group. The group is 16 people, mostly from the UK, mostly retired. They are all a well-travelled bunch with some interesting stories to tell. We headed out of…