This was one of the best rides for a while. The wind was off my back, or off my front more literally. The r1 calculator makes it a 90km trip in from the north, but I figured a route on p roads, which tend to be quieter.
It started off fine, but required a cut through the woods to avoid joining a motorway. It would be a long way back if copilot was wrong.
Luckily it paid off along a dodgy sand and mud trail. It was slow going, but well worth the risk of wasting time rather than the risk of busy roads.
The Baltics have lots of these sandy paths, which always lead to mines for this sand. All they seem to do with it is build more paths to sand mines. It seems a little pointless.
Eventually it led to a tiny village with a massive school, which appeared equally unused.
From there it was relatively easy descending into Riga. The p4 is not too busy, though the speed of some of the trucks can be unnerving. A guy going in the opposite direction had a baby going to his top bar so it can't have been too crazy, even if he was insane.
Riga is one of the best cities in the world. Once you hit the edge of town a cycle path runs towards the old town.
This historic centre is gorgeous and can be explored in a couple of hours.
After checking into the very recommendable Cinnamon Sally hostel I met some Italians for a walk and dinner, then a group of aussies for drinks.
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