Grazy Estonian people in Europe

Starring: (in random order)

"Dnepral" - Dnepr frame&gearbox with Ural engine&sidecar	Jane, co-driver (drivers wife)

Argo aka Pauk, driver with the oily hands	Helina aka Helkur, ~~pretty girl with big ...~~ our good friend
Map & stats

Time: 1-11 May 2005 Total distance: ~2000km Fuel consumption: a lot Oil consumption: also a lot

Day 1 1. May 2005

Ready to start in port of Tallinn

Floating towards Rostock, party in the cabin

Budget cabin = 4 persons on 4 square meters. We were lucky, there were only three of us and we had "more than enough" room

Day 2 2. May 2005 Distance: 224km Avg.speed 51 kmh Max.speed 80 kmh

Port of Rostock

First stop to adjust sidecar (read: the tires wanted to worn off very rapidly). Required tools: piece of wood and big stone

First night at camping somewhere in Germany, most of the clothes are completely wet as we got heavy rain in the evening

Ladies at the local "bar".

Day 3 3. May 2005 Distance: 359km Avg.speed 53 kmh Max.speed 86 kmh

Next evening in the "Dead Rabbits" camping, Netherlands

As the weather was bad again we got permission to dry our things in one of the campers

Day 4 4. May 2005 Distance: 285km Avg.speed 38 kmh Max.speed 79 kmh

We named the camping after the dead rabbit we found on the childrens playground in the morning

Weather looks promising

Adjusting the oil level after checking valves on both cylinders

Still not enough oil

Same evening, in the hotel near Brussels, Belgium.

Why we took the hotel room

Tired driver

Happy wife with dry clothes

Day 5 5. May 2005 Distance: 71km Avg.speed 48 kmh Max.speed 91 kmh

After this cigarette we can go

We were welcomed in Estonian style - with Russian motorcycle

Alain and Mathias (Alain's brother's girlfriend's son)

Some motorcycles waiting their turn to get fixed

Brewery racer

Real motorcycle (made in Belgium)

Something to do in our garage too, BMW is also nice

While I was exploring the garage and many other rooms with motorcycles/mopeds, women were chating in the kitchen

My favourite motorcycle - WWII HD

Garage front

What can happen if you are playing with matches

Alain was lucky, they didn't charge by meter on that parking house

Brussels excursion

...boring, where can we get a beer?

If you rub yourself against that statue you will get good luck (actually made up legend to keep statue clean)

Famous leaky boy / boy with the big blatter

where is nearest pub?

nice doggy...(back from Brussels)

lets get drunk (evening in the local pub)

Party in the best pub of Ninove (no comments except the beer was very tasty)

Day 6 6. May 2005 Distance: 238km Avg.speed 72 kmh Max.speed 101 kmh (first time on highways)

Near Antwerpen: farewell friends from Belgium, cold local beer in 25cl bottles etc. Highway takes us to the next party.

On the next party. tent is up and first beers are finished

50 years old birthday boy

Swedish people are everywhere

Birthday party

Day 7 7. May 2005 Distance: 10km Avg.speed 37 kmh Max.speed 83 kmh

First people to retire. Also nice exchaust on the bike.

Tents are still up in the morning.

Amsterdam excursion. More bicykles than people. Bicykle locks are bigger than bicykles themselves. Every bicykle has at least two locks or one wheel missing. Something for every taste in red light district.