21 July 2019 Behind the Curonian Spit there is a huge lagoon and on the mainland a low lying delta where the River Nemunas breaks up into many smaller channels before reaching the sea. The Nemunas Delta is a national park and the the home to many species of land and sea birds. We had a magnificent day long boat trip across the lagoon and into the delta.... read more

19 July 2019 A busy but very memorable day. We started by driving 50k southwards along the coast to the village of Jurkalne where we found a remote and beautiful beach which unusually for the Baltic was backed by fairly high sandstone cliffs. Inland from Jurkalne is a small enclave peopled by the catholic Suiti people who speak a distinct Latvian dialect and have a unique traditional dress and method of singing. We stopped off at the main village in the area, Alsunga, and were impressed how much effort is being put into maintaining the local traditions. Then it was a 180k drive south west to Rundale Palace, an ostentatious building and gardens built for Baron Ernst Johann Biron. We had a guided tour round the inside, dinner in the restaurant and finally a walk around ... read more

17 June 2019 After a lazy morning, we cycled through the beach side park adjacent to the site, along Ventspils quay and into the old town.... read more

15 July 2015 There were a few things we wanted to do in Riga so we took the local train back into the city. We had a look around the Central market which is located in some old Zeplin hangers. In the Lutheran Cathedral we heard an amazing organ recital which seemed to make use of every one of its 6768 pipes. It was made more enjoyable because a video was played of the organist’s fingers flashing across the four keyboards whilst his feet operated the numerous pedals. Riga is situated by the wide River Daugava and a canal winds through the city from and back to the river. We took a pleasant boat trip along both.... read more

13 July 2019 We left the island of Saaremaa, drove southwards along the mainland west coast,back into Latvia and then to a campsite close to the capital, Riga. A total of 360k.... read more