Ilpo

Some river crossing from romania to bulgaria, got bike wet again30.6.2010 14:34:00

My nice idea was to go around Moldavia and enter Romania from north, but that all ended up in disaster. First everything looked nice, I was driving and enjoying life! After driving 35 km I took this picture: Who can put better mileage on BMW R1200GS Adventure? I challenge you! …

At 16:00 on 26.6.2010 it all started from Espoo. First legs plan was to drive from Espoo through Russian to Kiev/Ukraine. Harri came to escort me all the way to Vaalimaa border after which I continued it alone. At Finnish side of the border everything went smoothly as before, on …

Second refill, 1330 km behind http://maps.google.com/maps?q=60.60267,27.8765828.6.2010 6:59:12 Rain finally stopped http://maps.google.com/maps?q=60.60267,27.8765828.6.2010 7:09:16 Todays first stop, bottle of juice and one litre water. http://maps.google.com/maps?q=49.93057,27.7294228.6.2010 14:49:57

First stop for fuel in russia after driving 550 km, http://maps.google.com/maps?q=60.60267,27.8765827.6.2010 3:26:48 And it rains even more… http://maps.google.com/maps?q=60.60267,27.8765827.6.2010 7:27:11

Last stop on finnish side, next is russian http://maps.google.com/maps?q=60.60267,27.8765826.6.2010 18:45:57 Harri who escorted me to the border will now start driving back home to Turkish and sauna26.6.2010 18:56:01 Quick stop to drink and fix gear http://maps.google.com/maps?q=60.60267,27.8765826.6.2010 21:16:15

One more night and the it begins!25.6.2010 17:03:45

Last inspections done, some packing still waiting after mid summer and then it is GO!24.6.2010 13:11:22

Three more days to go!23.6.2010 17:07:41

To see where Team 1, Team 2 and Team 3 are going, just go to this site: https://www.juvander.me/ilpo/. All there teams have SPOT devices activated and their location delayed by 24h is seen on this page. Team 1 is already in Mongolia, Team 2 is starting their journey on 10th …