Let's Gdansk.....or not.

Saturday 2nd June...continued:

A real mixed day of riding today. The road from Splusk to Gdynia was in fab condition and pretty light on traffic, so we made good time. Then we hit Gdynia! The sprawling outskirts seemed to go on for miles and we slowed to a crawl as traffic quickly built up. It got considerably more unattractive when the heavens opened, which corresponded nicely with a road surface that had clearly been laid as a joke and Teflon painted white lines! Plenty of slips and slides put the off-roading skills to the test.

A typical Polish main road :-)....

I then tried to lose the SGD; u turned and then sold him a dummy at a set of lights........we were apart for 5 minutes, but I missed him so came out of hiding and waited in plain view at a filling station. I think he's forgiven me....although, come to think of it, the coffee he made me later did taste funny?


The crap conditions remained right into Gdansk and, having got in, we couldn't wait to get out. A shame really, because from a brief glimpse, the old part of the city looked alright and I wouldn't have minded a walk round. Too cold, too wet....couldn't be arsed.

Out of the city and the skies brightened, so we pressed on east and then a short hop north to the coast. Found a campsite about 400 metres from the beach in a place called Stegna. A proper campsite, with varied pitches set amongst pine trees. We set up in an elevated, sheltered spot and after a 'Triple S' (s**t, s****r & s***e), walked to the (small) beach front complex of bars & restaurants. A restaurant had been recommended, but turned out to be mildly disappointing, as the meal wasn't great. Still, comparatively inexpensive, as is all food in Poland.

Proper camping:

 

A good looking bloke.....?

 

A good looking Hobbit....?

 

 

Tired tonight. Must be the cold.