We pass the course: 10 months!

That's it, it's back to Europe. And above all the happiness of finding your loved ones!

On the roads

We are at 11 860 kms au total for the 10th monthiversary of our adventure. So this month we didn’t drive what 730 kms, but traveled thousands of kilometers by train, from one end of Russia to the other (or almost).
On the menu this month: Lake Baikal, the famous Trans-Siberian railway, Moscow, Saint Petersburg and the reunion with my parents, then getting back on the bike after this long stop; direction Estonia and therefore return to European soil at the beginning of July, ending with a reunion in Tallinn with friends! Rich program, isn’t it?

The bikes

They crossed Russia in large plastic tarpaulins, wedged high in the luggage compartment of the train. Bikes on the Trans-Siberian Railway? A little stressful before but ultimately super easy!
On the “breakage” side, just one letting go patch on the inner tube for me. The one installed in China was re-pierced under the pressure of the well cut tire. Let's hope it holds up!

Thomas easily found a new rear rack in St. Petersburg.
And we also had the wheel hubs tightened which were really taking up some play; we didn't have the equipment to tighten it enough.

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Sleeps

– In total, we set the try 6 times
– and spent 5 nights in trains !
We slept in a cozy bed In…
– a guesthouse in Ust Barguzin
– hostels in Irkutsk and Tallinn
– a couchsurfer on the island of Olkhon and a warmshower in Moscow
– a top-comfort apartment in Saint Petersburg; a local welcome before the Estonian border; and reunion in Narva with a newcomer from Thomas’ school

What have we lost?

Nothing ! Too proud!

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