With a few weeks spare and eastern Europe still holding my heart, I headed off to Narva and the Baltic states. The roads here can be challenging, with little tarmac of the few main highways and a combination of hardpack and loose gravel and sand… oh how I hate sand. The XT660Z is an ideal bike for these trips, lightweight, long legged, a proven design, with a long 300+ mile range. I loaded up my Metal Mule panniers, shoved a few clothes into my dry bag and set off…