Hiking trip with bikes or 24 hrs without computers

So, me and Riinu went to the woods, just like we had been planning for 3 or so weeks. We started at around 17.30 from my place and went to the store to get some snacks. Turned out that she had also gone to bed at around 3.30 (it was 3.45 for me) - so a two liter bottle of Coke seemed like a nice idea to the both of us. We also got bread, cheese, sausages and crab sticks - as I had not had anything decent to eat since breakfast and she claimed to be in somewhat of a similar state.

We then got to the train station and caught a train towards Orava. Of course, we managed to miss our stop, but as the train stopped every few kilometers, it was not too big of a tragedy. We got out on the next stop and started biking.

An hour later we arrived at the camp site. Actually, there were two and there were a few people by the second one, but as it seemed to be just one couple, we did not let ourselves get bothered, set up the tent and started a fire. We ate and then started playing Fluxx. The idea was to get to sleep fairly early, maybe around 11, as we both had quite a big sleep debt accumulated over the previous week.

However, our plans were foiled by the arrival of three more cars to the second camp site, one of which started blasting Trance music from the speakers. We packed and left towards the next camp site, hoping that would be a bit emptier.

We met a large village swing on the way, along with the embers of a huge fire. The swing was a bit broken but it did not stop us from using it. And it was fun - it is nice to do something with your body instead of the mind for a change. 25 km of biking on the first day would also count for that.



When we arrived at the new camping grounds, it was going dark. We started a fire again, and set up the tent, then played more Fluxx and got to bed at around 1.

We woke up at around 12. Started fire, only to make coffee. Then started cycling back. We had around 32 km to go.

The first 6 were smooth sailing. Then we got crosswind, which turned to headwind.. at whic point we got off the bikes and walked for 2 km, because it was just plain faster. Then it eased up a bit, but cycling was still a huge pain. So, at the halfway point (17 km from Tartu) we just decided to grab a beer and some ice cream, call it a day and catch a train home.

While waiting, Riinu told me he was going to a Science camp in russia, that is organized by Nashi activists... That girl is insane... I mean, more insane than I originally suspcected.

As we were waiting for the train, a gust of wind blew over Riinu's backback so it fell. She was not bothered. Then, the next gust of wind blew over her bicycle. Then she already was.

We got back at around 5 in the evening.