Berlin - Slubice (Poland)

Svetlana in Slubice - first taste of Poland

Hit the road in the afternoon, fully packed with 4 panniers each and a tent. No map of Berlin or Germany so got a bit turned-around several times on the outskirts of Berlin. Marzahn - how and why does it exist so close to Berlin? As we were chasing time, we took route 5 directly to Frankfurt-Oder, despite Andrew's proclivity toward route 1.
Met our hosts, Dasha and Luba, on the bridge between Germany and Poland. This was the most dangerous part of the trip; trying to weave about the roads in Slubice on their tail.
Svetlana, Dasha and Luba have complicated origins. They were born near Minsk - Belarus but have studied in their "university-in-exile" in Vilnius - Lithuania and currently studying in Slubice. Avid hitch-hikers, media and journalism students and super hosts, they are getting the most out of their time so close to Berlin.