All route we made in 4 days, 5th day we slept little bit more, went with our boats to sea.
Rowing was quite hard as all the time blew headwind. Those days mainly wind was from North or North West. And distance also was not the smallest – almost 83km.
We...
I, Aldis, Modris, Dāvis and almost last minute joined Ivo and Gunita.
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River Engure (16.7 km)
Small, snaky river with fallen down trees in some places, one “bring-over” and piece of glass cut boat. Pigs those people who throw out trash :(. River bank in reeds, very muddy, but anyway – very beautiful. We finished Engure in first day.
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| Reed on bank | patch |
Puzes lake (4km)
Also Puzes lake we finished first day. While we were on back seemed that wind is quite calm and suitable for us – from side. But the same moment we started rowing and got in lake… wind was from front/ side and strong and so we had to row 4km. Thanks to Modris and Davis, who helped me. They tied my Nyrok to their Bubo and we rowed all together. So we got to other side in 2.5hours. So that day after long rowing was left just to making fire, cooking dinner, pitching the tent, eating and going to bed.
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| ready to fight with wind on lake | morning guests |
River Rinda (28.9 km)
First morning at river Rinda started with swan family visit. And then Every morning things – waking up, Modris and Davis made fire and boiling water for breakfast, making sandwiches, eating breakfast, packing and going our way in river.
Rinda when flows out from Puzes lake is almost like lake – expanse and calmness. Later meadows, reed fields, smelling water mints, meanders, a little bit “cabbage fields” (lot of water grass that makes the boat to slide slower), later (next day) bigger “cabbage fields”, meadow where far away we could see trees, cows that comes to river to drink water, headwind and at Rinda village started bigger stream, where we could have rest and not row.
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| making breakfast | day on river Rinda |
River Irbe (33.2 km)
Of course bigger than Rinda un mouth of Rinda could not be unnoticed. Stream in the beginning was let’s say nice. We could even forget about rowing.
On the bank of Irbe we went to see Irbene radiotelescope. Impressive.
Furtherer started very beautiful sand banks, white sand, mosquitoes ;)
Last day rowing was more having rest. Although stream was not big and blew headwind, rowing was quite easy. Last km before sea wasn’t rest at all – sea wind and waves gave their input. But what sights were there… beautiful, marvelous. Unfortunately I didn’t have chance to take pics of all that as my photo camera said – enough, I will broke now :(
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| spectator | Irbene radiotelescope | Irbe bank |
Jūra
Last day we rowed last meters to sea from camping place and spend some time to boat in sea waves. That was super. Wind was stronger and waves bigger than day before. I didn’t manage to get dry out of sea.
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| Irbes mouth | me and my ride |
Photo by: Saniata; Wilx (www.azarts.lv)
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