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I can’t keep of publishing some nice pics also here.
That was already in last year shortly before Christmas – company I work for Christmas party. I liked theme of this party so much, so much… that I sacrificed one weekend and some nerve combs and sew very nice dress (I liked it a lot).
Best what left after party is dress and ofcourse pics :)
Photo: Maruta Galeniece
After today “training” 4300m in Nepal seem quite easy. Today in Tukums surrounding we learned basic thing for climbing snowy hills: what to do if it happened to fall and start sliding down the hill, how to walk with crampons.
Well… I feel broken. Today all day it was I think -10 degrees Celsius. After all day spent in snow I understood what else I need: clothing – really good socks and gaiter, on hill – NOT TO FALL so I don’t have to use what we practiced today. :)
When we got to know that we will have to make popiela performance, I couldn’t remember when was the last time I saw something like that (Popiela – in phonogram is played song and participants just imitate or copy original player and singer)
Ideas, ideas, one training, some changes in music and ready. Our performance consisted of 3 parts:
- Nora Bumbure – Es gribu dejot bugi (original Baccara "Yes Sir, I Can Boogie"). Speed up song with singing Nora and dancig Teiksma girls
- Michael Jackson - Billie Jean. Teiksma boys and solo of our leader Jānis Ērglis
- Latvian folk song – Caur sidraba birzi gāju. Teiksma girls performance with Gints solo
P.S. Caur sidraba birzi gāju – Through silver grove I went. This dance in original is our leaders choreography for girls and symbolizes innocence, purity, fairness of girl.
I liked that.
Not sure, but seems idea came from Ziemlis – make calendar of folk dance ensembles. It was decided that in calendar will be included ensembles that in spring took part in concert Deja mazajai sirsniņai (Dance for small heart) – Daiļrade, Dancis, Līgo, Rotaļa, Teiksma, Vektors. Anyway – I was there and did what I had to do. Now waiting for the result – calendar 2010.
Each of us in day to day life do our own things – work, study, care abo0ut family etc. But in the evenings we meet in trainings and on holidays in concerts. In photo session we show something that we could all do in day to day life. We got sailing and agriculture themes.
For the sailing president of Teiksma and first lady :) organized shopt where to make the photo session. I suppose it was second part of august, cold evenings were coming closer, but we patiently posed to our photographer Ziemelis. We haven’t seen the pics, but there are some shots taken by other picture taking thing :)
For the agriculture theme needed place and “conditions” also were organized by president of Teiksma – house of his parents and potato field. Of course we also gave our hand in digging up potatoes. We finished some furrows and the photo session could start. I haven’t seen these pics, but again were taken some pics by other photographer with other picture taking thing :)
Some photos will be added later
Route: Plosti-> Bridge Veģi (~19km)
We…: I, Wilx, Amanda, Tīna, Aija, Ziema
Weather was just perfect for going on the river – not cold, not hot. Sun didn’t “bother “ us with its presence, clouds didn’t think about disappearing none of days, but anyway it was worm. The only one unpleasant thing – on Saturday time to time blew quite strong headwind, so I can’t say that we could have rest – we had to row.
This trip started with few obstacles – there was supposed to be one more traveler, there was problem with finding car for getting to start point, owner of the house near the river at start point. We usually try to find house where leave car in start and finish points while going on river. Till now we were lucky, almost always men of the house were encouraging and kindly let us leave our car near the house or even in the yard. This time the man was nasty. Greeted impolitely: “This is becoming as habit… no you could not…”. He kind of didn’t chase away, but expected me to turn around and go away. But I said that we are not coming with our hands empty, I gave him our refreshments and gifts and parked my car in place he pointed.
I was kind of disappointed in river Abava. Flow almost none, sights also nothing special (but that didn’t bother me a lot), in headwind boat was floating back, people on river were a lot more than I expected (lot of canoe drew ahead). On the banks of river were lot of camping places, what also shows that this river is popular among the river travelers.
But all in all everything was fine and river tip turned really good. After first day rowing and funny quarrel, we came to Rapid of Abava. Nice. We shuffled our boats, went a little bit more down the river and found camping place (camping paces before Rabid of Abava are more than after).
Second day we had to go by the river just some 5km. Those we meritoriously drifted till finish point. Paddles were used only time to time not to let boats slide in banks. On the way we stopped at Sventes mill funicular (right after the camping place).
I think I have to start this way… that was in the year of 2004 :)
I knew, that there will be Europeade in Riga in summer of 2004 and I really wanted to be in all of that. I volunteered to be guide to one of participant groups. I submitted application and I got what I wanted. I was guide for Czech group Kohutek from Moravia region. In three words – it was fun. And all that finished with my travel to Czech with Kohutek.
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This year Euroeade was in Klaipeda, Lithuania, which is just some 250km from Jelgava. Message from Czechs, short moment of thinking and last Saturday and Sunday I spent in Klaipeda. Really great weekend. I saw some concerts, parade of participants, evening concerts for participants and closing concerts on Sunday. And of course party in school with Czechs and their songs.
Route: Mazsalaca –> Bridge in Vīķi = 32km
We…: I, Wilx, Amanda, JankS, Modris, Dāvis
July 11th and 12th we spent going on Salaca. Weather – it always can be worth, and it always can be better. So… it was fine :) - well… relatively.
Saturday morning already at 9PM we were in Mazsalaca at the river. After preparing works while it was raining we started to go by the river with inflatable boats. So we went in rain approximately 1 hour or less. Later weather was quite nice. Sun was hiding behind the clouds, but it wasn’t cold at all. About 6AM it started to rain again. This rain was looooong ;) while raining we pitch the tents, made fire, cooked dinner, had dinner, drank beer, talked :). Everything as usual + rain.
River itself – very nice. I liked. Flow was good enough for being lazy and not rowing. I am sure that at least half of boating we just floated, talked about rabbit caves and rabbits that live there, moose (or that was deer?) and kangaroo ;)))
Sightseeing - all object were in first day – skaņais mount, caves, cliffs. Wilx was boating here once and showed us Xcaves. It was worth see that. Where are Xcaves? Try to find, somewhere there at the bank of Salaca. These caves are not advertised and can be found only by those who want to find them. Reason – not to spoil them and demolish.
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Thing drying :)
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Second day were no caves, no cliffs. Just trees, bushes, birds, silence and 4 inflatable boats with 6 boaters.
P.S. Caves and cliffs in Latvia are not big (don’t compare with Slovenia) ;)
Photo: Saniata; Wilx
