We left the free spot beside the park in Elblag and drove the short distance to the museum of the Elblag Canal. As soon as we arrived we met our new friends Amanda and Graham Munro from the Wolfs Lair. We had a quick chat as they had seen the canal in action and were…

We left the motorhome area in Lidzbark Warminski and drove just over an hour to Frombork.  The major sight here is the fortified Frombork Cathedral dating back to the 13th century. Nicolas Copernicus lived and worked here from 1510 to 1543. He worked for his uncle who was a bishop handling the finances of the cathedral…

We got up early to see all the bunkers at Wolfs Lair. We said goodbye to Amanda and Graham Munro who we spent last night with and were heading off this morning.  We then went to get our audio guides and made our way around the hotel which used to be the guard and security…

We headed off from the Krutyn Piecek campsite and soon found a great second hand market to check out.  It had amazing things like gas masks, old kitchen stuff including crystal and silver. Sadly there were a few Jewish menorahs. I bought a silver spoon. Lisa got a traditional decorated wooden plate. Then it was…

We got ready early for our 9am kayak down the Krutyn River. We launched off the beach at the Krutyn Piecek campsite and started our 12km trip to Ukta. The river is very beautiful and peaceful. The water is very flat with little flow – giving us lots of reflections.  After 10 minutes we came…

It was a lovely sunny day in Mikolajki so we started the day with a bike ride around swan lake – or Lake Luknajno. It’s a swan breeding lake.  The bike track was very rough. Sean was fine with his gravel bike and cycling skills but the sand and mud was no good for heavy…

There was quite a bit of rain overnight and it was still quite cold and cloudy. We had to wait for the owner to let us out and refund our deposit.  We went to check out the town of Augustov.  When we parked we saw a lonely looking dog in an unusual position. Augustov is…

It was going to be a hot day so we decided to move on and find a place to swim.  I took a few photos around the Bialowieza site just before we left. Someone had picked a few mushrooms. It’s a popular thing to do here – and there’s lots of them! On the way…

We started our tour of the UNESCO protected forest at 8am with our tour guide Mila.  We walked between the 2 lakes at the beginning of the national park.  First was the entrance gate to the kings mansion – the second one . This is the only bit left after Nazis and communists knocked it…

We left Warsaw and drove through Bialystok in the rain to Bialowieza village and national park. It’s famous for wild European bison in a forest that is very close to an original untouched forest where logging has been banned for over 100 years. On the way we admired the large overpass bridges that cater for…