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Re: DOWL's European Mega Tour
Posted: 08 Nov 2019 19:52
by Sam!
Great pictures. It's not easy to make them. I always have to wait for the sun to stand properly.
Re: DOWL's European Mega Tour
Posted: 09 Nov 2019 15:03
by OfficialDOWL
Part 39: Empty Pallets from Калининград (Kaliningrad)(RU) to Kaunas (LT)
350km into Lithuania - earning €10,000.
Leaving the industrial estate outside Kaliningrad.
Over a floodplain, looking out over suburban Kaliningrad.
Driving past a war memorial in Bolshakovo.
Crossing the river Neman into Lithuania.
A wind farm.
On the E85/A1.
Entering Kaunas County.
At the chemical plant.
The view over the industrial part of Kaunas.
Re: DOWL's European Mega Tour
Posted: 10 Nov 2019 17:48
by OfficialDOWL
At the garage in Kaunas I hooked up the drop side trailer and headed to BLT.
Part 40: Plant Substrate from Kaunas (LT) to Vilnius (LT)
A short drive to the capital of Lithuania.
Leaving BLT with the trailer fully loaded.
A church on the outskirts of Kaunas.
On the E85/A1.
Arriving in Vilnius.
Looking out over Ikea.
Re: DOWL's European Mega Tour
Posted: 23 Nov 2019 22:55
by OfficialDOWL
Part 41: Bags of Seeds from Vilnius (LT) to Liepāja (LV)
400km to the Latvian coast, earning €12,000.
At NCH in Vilnius.
On the motorway heading towards Ukmergė.
Crossing a river.
Past an industrial estate.
Driving through Šiauliai.
On the motorway again.
The endless Baltic forests.
Arriving in Liepāja.
At the farm.
Re: DOWL's European Mega Tour
Posted: 24 Nov 2019 15:04
by OfficialDOWL
Part 42: Floor Tiles from Liepāja (LV) to Rīga (LV)
250km to the capital of Latvia, earning €10,000.
Leaving the depot at the port of Liepāja.
Past a lake.
Through another small town.
The forests give way to fields.
Crossing over the river Venta on an old iron bridge.
Crossing the Daugava at the head of the Rīga water reservoir.
Arriving in Rīga.
At the hotel as the sun sets.
Re: DOWL's European Mega Tour
Posted: 25 Nov 2019 20:31
by OfficialDOWL
Part 43: Fertiliser from Rīga (LV) to Tartu (EST) & Tallinn (EST)
370km from one capital to another, earning €18,000.
Leaving the chemical plant in Rīga.
Through the forests on the E77/A2.
A train in a cutting...
...waiting for another train at a level crossing.
More forests.
Entering Estonia.
Past a small village.
In Tartu.
Heading for Tallinn having dropped some of the load off at the depot.
A very hot day and a cloudless sky.
A boat moored on a river.
Past a windmill.
Arriving in Tallinn.
Parked up at NCH, looking over the outskirts of Tallinn.
After a long morning drive, we'll rest in Tallinn until tomorrow afternoon before heading for St Petersburg.
Re: DOWL's European Mega Tour
Posted: 26 Nov 2019 19:40
by Sam!
impressive shots. Thank you.
Re: DOWL's European Mega Tour
Posted: 26 Nov 2019 20:29
by OfficialDOWL
Part 44: Bricks from Tallinn (EST) to Санкт-Петербу́рг (Saint Petersburg)(RU)
A journey into mainland Russia and the most northerly metropolis in the world.
On the motorway out of Tallinn.
Over a river.
A village by the side of a lake.
Looking back towards Estonia as wee cross the Narva and enter Russia.
The sun sets over another river.
A church on the outskirts of Saint Petersburg.
Saint Petersburg from the ring road.
Looking across the city at night.
Re: DOWL's European Mega Tour
Posted: 27 Nov 2019 19:57
by OfficialDOWL
One of my contacts in Saint Petersburg asked if I could help transport some concrete beams from the factory to a chemical plant in Helsinki.
Part 45: Concrete Beam from Санкт-Петербу́рг (Saint Petersburg)(RU) to Helsinki (FIN)
330km to the Finnish capital, earning €9,000.
On the motorway heading north through the city.
Past the Krestovsky Stadium.
Paying the toll for the bridges.
On the Vyborg bypass.
Welcome to Finland!
On the motorway past Kotka.
Fields & forests.
Arriving at IBP.
Heading to a hotel on the Kehä ring just outside Helsinki to get some rest.
Re: DOWL's European Mega Tour
Posted: 28 Nov 2019 20:50
by OfficialDOWL
At the garage in Helsinki I swapped the flatbed for a HCT Dry Freighter.
Part 46: Honey from Helsinki (FIN) to Pori (FIN)
A 200km trip across the south of Finland earning €15,000.
Leaving the garage.
On the motorway out of Helsinki - heading to a farm to pick up our load.
Rocky cliffs by the side of the road.
Fully loaded and ready to go.
Continuing along the E18.
Around Turku at sunset.
The sunlight through the forest near Pori.
At the SAL depot.