Baltic Sea 2016

what swabians do just to use the payed dual entry visa

Maybe you read my report about the Siberia Trip. For that trip I booked a Business Visa for 90 Days and entry two times. I didn’t need the two entries and the visa expires not before 6. October and so I digged out an old idea with a loop around the Baltic Sea. With just 2,5 free Weeks left the tough time schedule was part of the game right from the start. So long riding days, less camping and no offroad this time. The shown plan changed during the trip significant. Finnland showed quite fast that it’s no country for fast travelling in October.

Baltic Sea 2016

One of the main Topics of that trip was getting used to my new DSLM camera. I was fed up with my DSLR after Siberia. The fact that I never take it with me because it is big annoyed me so much that I already started to hate that thing. So it was more an emotional decision. If you’re interested in technical details you’ll find them with this keywords.

My DSLR was Canon EOS 600D with:

  1. Sigma 18-250 mm F3,5-6,3 DC Macro OS HSM

My DSLM is Olympus OM-D E-M1 with:

  1. M.ZUIKO DIGITAL ED 14‑42mm 1:3.5‑5.6 EZ PANCAKE
  2. M.ZUIKO DIGITAL ED 75‑300mm 1:4.8‑6.7 II

Compared to my last report you will not find such an exciting story. I hope the pictures can compensate that. There will also be no videos. I just take videos where I can’t stop.

Day 1 2016.09.24 Kostrzyn
Day 1 2016.09.24 Kostrzyn
Day 1 2016.09.24 Kostrzyn 1000 667 Michael

Ok the day before I mounted a new chain that arrived last minute and packed…

Day 2 2016.09.25 Prenzlau
Day 2 2016.09.25 Prenzlau
Day 2 2016.09.25 Prenzlau 1000 750 Michael

Looking back to the successful day I slept until 7:30. My next target was Stettin…

Day 3 2016.09.26 Koszalin
Day 3 2016.09.26 Koszalin
Day 3 2016.09.26 Koszalin 1000 750 Michael

9:00am KTM Kunkel opened the door. Of course I was already waiting and of course…

Day 4 2016.09.27 Rapaty
Day 4 2016.09.27 Rapaty
Day 4 2016.09.27 Rapaty 1000 750 Michael

I was very impressed when I came down the stairs at 7am. My breakfast was…

Day 5 2016.09.28 Vilnius
Day 5 2016.09.28 Vilnius
Day 5 2016.09.28 Vilnius 1000 750 Michael

I really liked the fact that it was again no problem to get breakfast at…

Day 6 2016.09.29 Madona
Day 6 2016.09.29 Madona
Day 6 2016.09.29 Madona 1000 750 Michael

The morning started with saying goodbye to Agna she had to leave for work first.…

Day 7 2016.09.30 Narva
Day 7 2016.09.30 Narva
Day 7 2016.09.30 Narva 1000 750 Michael

This day felt like the most unspectacular of the whole journey. Maybe I should consult…

Day 8 2016.10.01 St. Petersburg
Day 8 2016.10.01 St. Petersburg
Day 8 2016.10.01 St. Petersburg 1000 750 Michael

In the morning I went to the border were a polite borderpolice officer explained I…

Day 9 2016.10.02 Lappenranta
Day 9 2016.10.02 Lappenranta
Day 9 2016.10.02 Lappenranta 1000 750 Michael

After the long evening it was nice to sleep long. For breakfast we went out…

Day 10 2016.10.03 Turku
Day 10 2016.10.03 Turku
Day 10 2016.10.03 Turku 1000 750 Michael

Breakfast at 7:15 and my first day with a hard deadline. The ferry will leave…

Day 11 2016.10.04 Huskvarna
Day 11 2016.10.04 Huskvarna
Day 11 2016.10.04 Huskvarna 1000 625 Michael

The ferry arrived at 6:15 in Stockholm. Stupid that they didn’t made an announcement or…

Day 12 2016.10.05 Vordingborg
Day 12 2016.10.05 Vordingborg
Day 12 2016.10.05 Vordingborg 1000 750 Michael

I started not to early this day. I was not just lazy I just learned…

Day 13 2016.10.06 Bredenbek
Day 13 2016.10.06 Bredenbek
Day 13 2016.10.06 Bredenbek 1000 667 Michael

Maybe my Danish friends are right and it’s devils island. My hotelier could’t change my…

Day 14 2016.10.07 Winschoten
Day 14 2016.10.07 Winschoten
Day 14 2016.10.07 Winschoten 1000 667 Michael

7:40 Franks Alarm clock started to ring and we startet the day. Of course with…

Day 15 2016.10.08 Oplgabbeek
Day 15 2016.10.08 Oplgabbeek
Day 15 2016.10.08 Oplgabbeek 1000 667 Michael

For the breakfast my waiter suprised me with speaking German. Ok it’s not really surprising…

Day 16 2016.10.09 Back Home
Day 16 2016.10.09 Back Home
Day 16 2016.10.09 Back Home 1000 667 Michael

Again loud music kept me awake most of the night. The tent was wet from…

Conclusion Baltic Sea 2016
Conclusion Baltic Sea 2016
Conclusion Baltic Sea 2016 1918 1114 Michael

Conclusion of the Trip: Many People said it’s not a motorcycle area were you want…

Solotour on KTM 990 Adventure through the Baltics and parts of Scandinavia to visit some friends. pure onroadtrip, one major technical issue Timeschedule 2 Weeks, 7700km driven.

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