Started in Klaipeda, a port in the northwest corner. Nothing special although there seems to be lots of tourists, just a nice town, feels more prosperous than the the bit of Latvia we saw.
Hired a couple of bikes to cycle part of the "Iron Curtain" cycle route north along the coast to a bird lake, all super pretty. Nice to not be in a town for a while. Cold north wind but found a nice sunny spot for our picnic.
An hour south by bus to Silute, the gateway town to the Nemunas Delta.
The tourist office recommended a bike hire place but the owner seemed a bit nonplussed - he obviously wasn't prepared for the season. So he gave us two new bikes! They also suggested a restaurant which was actually a canteen for the workers, though open to everyone. Lunched for 10 euros! Then pedalled against a stiff breeze as far as the village of Rusne in the heart of the delta, a really pretty little place with Russia just over the river. (There's an odd bit of Russia between Lithuania and Poland). Apart from that it reminded us of the fens of East Anglia.
Next day pedalling again, stopping to visit a famous bog - yes, really!
Then on to Kintai which was mostly shut, not a weekend, not the summer. Found a fish restaurant on the way back. Another cool and very windy day but the sun was shining. Apparently a heatwave back home!
Off to the second largest town in Lithuania tomorrow for Judy's birthday.
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