We had a 250 kilometer drive today as we are moving north towards Lithuania. It was a little too far to make in one day, so we selected Elk as our stopover for the night. Looking at Elk on the map I envisioned a medium sized lake side community of about 10,000 people.
After a quick and smooth exit from Warsaw including a stop to give François a much needed wash we made great time on a brand new freeway heading north to Lithuania. The heavy truck traffic that has been ever present in Poland petered out a little north of Warsaw and it was pretty much smooth sailing. When we exited for Elk we were surprised to find ourselves in a busy commercial area. It turns out Elk is a good sized town of over 70,000 people. But the good news was that because of that they had a large and well stocked Lidl which we spent some time in.
Our last surprise was when we pulled into the municipal campground it looked full. But we luckily got the last spot in the place. After settling in we took a walk along the lake front which is one of the main draws of Elk. They had a well developed waterfront and there was a very nice municipal park. The highlight was a line of wood carved statues of every king of Poland in history. We enjoyed our brief Polish history lesson as we ambled along the waterfront.
