Today they went to the boarders of Belarus. Everything went well when they passed the first two gates, but at the third ones they were asked to step in to a dark room full of military men. The papers were stamped and looked at but the travelers were not allowed into Belarus and had to turn around.

This meant going back to Latvia and from there they'll head in to Russia tomorrow. The temperature today has been 20°C (68°F) and it's been sunny.

Riding through Vilnius was slow due to traffic. The city itself is not a pretty sight. When they got out in to the country they rode past two large prisons and didn't like what they saw.

Earlier today they went to a supermarket and bought food and water as they expected to camp for the first time durig the trip. They rode past a house marked Garden and thought at first that they'd come to some sort of nursery but instead it's a 4 start hotel where they booked a room. They're the only guests at the hotel and the bikes were parked on the lower balcony next to the pool table.

Total km for today, 420.