I decided to take a detour this week to explore two islands off the west coast of Estonia: Hiiumaa and Saaremaa. And what fantastic weather! The heat of the morning sun wakes me up and then intensifies as I pedal my first kilometers along the island roads lined with wildflowers. Lunch in the shade, afternoon spent squinting through my sunglasses…

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I’ve spent most of this week off the bike to explore two cities, Helsinki and Tallinn, the capitals of Finland and Estonia respectively. They’re only 70km apart, separated by the Baltic Sea. The rest is much needed after a tough 6 days down Finland. On that stretch I experienced both my coldest (-3′C) and warmest (19′C) day so far, lay…

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