Today's schedule sees us cycling approx. 50 miles to Orivesi, Finland. This but two days cycling from Helsinki, let the countdown begin!
Packed and away at a slightly tardy 09:30. Temperatures still low though better than of late. Overcast again with a following wind. The day improved as it unfolded and we ended with WARMTH and a strange yellow/orange UFO made a guest appearance.
Cycling pretty straight forward. Good roads, pretty and open scenery, reasonable hills followed by delightful descents.
However, the local commercial vehicle drivers appear to have escaped en masse from the Finnish equivalent of Broadmoor. It's fair to say, we've had more close calls today than our entire prior tandeming career put together. Ho bloody hum.
Nice morning CAKE and coffee stop at a Transport café in the town of Mantta a couple of clicks off our route.
Rolled into Orivesi town at around 14:00 for essential supplies and more CAKE and a nice cup of Earl Grey.
Booked into the campsite 5 miles or so South of the town and enjoyed the company of a quad from Nottingham tucking into their supper of Pike. Seems, Pike and Pikey's go together quite well :-) (Snobs? Us?)
Total today a reasonable though scary 54 miles and 475m of ascent. Total trip 992 miles.
More Southerly ramblings to follow.
Back soon. Miles & Tracey.
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