Day 11 Into Gdansk

Gdansk is stunning. We enter through the Green Gate crossing the Motlawa River and a beautiful view of the Gdansk Crane - the largest of it's kind in medieval Europe and capable of hoisting loads of up to 2000kg.

We saunter along Dlugi Targ and marvel at the buildings around us and at the gaiety of the streetlife - vendors, shops, restaurants - all very civilised and the most impressive city we have been in since Tallinn. We enjoy a lovely lunch and then Isla does some afternoon busking.


Early evening we set off out of the city towards Koscierzyna and the Suzuki workshop we will be at for 5 days.

No campsites - so we stop at a hotel in an idyllic location overlooking a lake in a small town 15km outside Gdansk. We eat then go to bed early. Unfortunately, the hotel manager failed to tell us that there would be a disco on tonight. The music starts at 11pm - right above our room. By 1pm there are drunken youths outside our door. I (Andy) open the door and indicate that they should move off - they shove the door back in my face. By 4am I've had enough and go upstairs to register a complaint. The sun is rising and the manager tells me the party it about to finish. I go back to bed and get 3 hours sleep.

Cycled 48.68 km
Busking earnings - 77.49 zlotys (60min)
no punctures