{"id":7414,"date":"2025-08-16T12:20:12","date_gmt":"2025-08-16T10:20:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/reachoutforacause.org\/?p=7414"},"modified":"2025-10-20T20:54:49","modified_gmt":"2025-10-20T18:54:49","slug":"compassion-rising-tour-2025-litouwen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/reachoutforacause.org\/en\/blogtype\/reisverslagen\/compassion-rising-tour-2025-litouwen\/","title":{"rendered":"Compassion Rising Tour 2025: Lithuania"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"7414\" class=\"elementor elementor-7414\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7aa791e6 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7aa791e6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5e21340 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5e21340\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Compassion Rising Tour 2025: Lithuania<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6a9c88f4 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-post-info\" data-id=\"6a9c88f4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"post-info.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-inline-items elementor-icon-list-items elementor-post-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-7f530f1 elementor-inline-item\" itemprop=\"datePublished\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/reachoutforacause.org\/en\/2025\/08\/16\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<time>16 August 2025<\/time>\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-6863c75 elementor-inline-item\" itemprop=\"about\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-terms\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-info__terms-list\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/reachoutforacause.org\/en\/category\/reistype\/fietsen\/\" class=\"elementor-post-info__terms-list-item\">Cycling<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/reachoutforacause.org\/en\/category\/land\/litouwen\/\" class=\"elementor-post-info__terms-list-item\">Lithuania<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/reachoutforacause.org\/en\/category\/blogtype\/reisverslagen\/\" class=\"elementor-post-info__terms-list-item\">Travel reports<\/a>\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-63136f5 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"63136f5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1160ec9 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1160ec9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1f8f6b4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-featured-image elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1f8f6b4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-featured-image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"432\" src=\"https:\/\/reachoutforacause.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/15aug-25_-Strobalen-768x432.webp\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-7416\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/reachoutforacause.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/15aug-25_-Strobalen-768x432.webp 768w, https:\/\/reachoutforacause.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/15aug-25_-Strobalen-300x169.webp 300w, https:\/\/reachoutforacause.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/15aug-25_-Strobalen-1024x576.webp 1024w, https:\/\/reachoutforacause.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/15aug-25_-Strobalen-1536x864.webp 1536w, https:\/\/reachoutforacause.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/15aug-25_-Strobalen-18x10.webp 18w, https:\/\/reachoutforacause.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/15aug-25_-Strobalen.webp 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-75ae21d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"75ae21d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em>Lithuanian fields<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4699426 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4699426\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bdd5f97 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"bdd5f97\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/156963010@N04\/albums\/72177720328381199\" target=\"_blank\" id=\"Flickr\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">all pictures of Lithuania<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-05e89e9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"05e89e9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">15 August: \u010ci\u017ei\u0161kiai - Bukoniai (66 km)<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7d372af elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7d372af\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div dir=\"auto\"><div dir=\"auto\"><div dir=\"auto\"><div dir=\"auto\"><div dir=\"auto\">Except for the first few kilometres beside the lake, a fairly monotonous ride beside regional roads with no bike lane and even no kill lane.<\/div><div dir=\"auto\"><p>First strongly hilly to <strong>Kalvarija<\/strong>, where I visited the church and had a salad.<\/p><\/div><div dir=\"auto\">What I noticed along the way: still a lot of wooden houses here.<\/div><div dir=\"auto\"><p>Few real villages along the way. At most a few houses and a farmstead here and there. As a result, few opportunities to sit down somewhere. Few bus stops to take a break either, and most don't have a bus shelter. So in case of rain, it will be difficult to find a shelter.<\/p><\/div><div dir=\"auto\">Even the town <strong>Kalvarija<\/strong> mainly consists of only one street and a few side streets.<\/div><div dir=\"auto\"><p>The architecture of the church is completely different from Poland. No red brick and no stepped gables.<\/p><\/div><div dir=\"auto\">Motorists and tractor drivers do not shy away from skimming right past you when oncoming traffic approaches. The Poles were more gallant and patient in that respect.<\/div><div dir=\"auto\"><p>On the other hand, there are many, and also motorcyclists, who honk their horns and give a thumbs up. Maybe it is because not many bikepackers ride the roads here.<\/p><\/div><div dir=\"auto\"><p>On the way, I saw one of those brown signposts to a monument 200 metres from the track. Curious, I turned into that little road, but I did not see any monument, only some ponies.<\/p><\/div><div dir=\"auto\">The last few kilometres over gravel were a bit tricky. There were many sandy stretches where you slip. If that is the case everywhere here, I need to avoid gravel.<\/div><div dir=\"auto\">So a day with little variety. Curious to see what it will be tomorrow.<\/div><\/div><div dir=\"auto\">On Sunday, I hope to be in Vilnius.<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-34e365b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"34e365b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/reachoutforacause.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/15aug-25_-Kerk-Kalvarija-768x576.webp\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-7426\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/reachoutforacause.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/15aug-25_-Kerk-Kalvarija-768x576.webp 768w, https:\/\/reachoutforacause.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/15aug-25_-Kerk-Kalvarija-300x225.webp 300w, https:\/\/reachoutforacause.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/15aug-25_-Kerk-Kalvarija-1024x768.webp 1024w, https:\/\/reachoutforacause.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/15aug-25_-Kerk-Kalvarija-1536x1152.webp 1536w, https:\/\/reachoutforacause.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/15aug-25_-Kerk-Kalvarija-16x12.webp 16w, https:\/\/reachoutforacause.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/15aug-25_-Kerk-Kalvarija.webp 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3dee206 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3dee206\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em>Church of Kalvaija<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cb0ce2c elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"cb0ce2c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/reachoutforacause.org\/en\/blogtype\/info\/project-2025-compassion-rising-tour-voor-oekraine\/\" target=\"_blank\" id=\"Flickr\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-far-arrow-alt-circle-right\" viewbox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M504 256C504 119 393 8 256 8S8 119 8 256s111 248 248 248 248-111 248-248zm-448 0c0-110.5 89.5-200 200-200s200 89.5 200 200-89.5 200-200 200S56 366.5 56 256zm72 20v-40c0-6.6 5.4-12 12-12h116v-67c0-10.7 12.9-16 20.5-8.5l99 99c4.7 4.7 4.7 12.3 0 17l-99 99c-7.6 7.6-20.5 2.2-20.5-8.5v-67H140c-6.6 0-12-5.4-12-12z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Discover our new charity<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5ecfe6e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5ecfe6e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/reachoutforacause.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/C-20240714-Baskwadder-brouwerij.docx\" title=\"\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b75e5a8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b75e5a8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">15 August: Free overnight stay at Bukonys campsite<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-681ea3d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"681ea3d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div dir=\"auto\"><div dir=\"auto\"><div dir=\"auto\"><div dir=\"auto\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/bukonys.lt\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\"><strong>Bukonys campsite<\/strong><\/a> had no reception. I called one of the announced numbers and was given the necessary explanation to set up. Later, someone would come by to receive.<\/p><\/div><div dir=\"auto\">There were only two other campers and plenty of space.<\/div><div dir=\"auto\"><p>I put myself close to the toilet, which is convenient for at night. Moreover, next to the toilet was a well-equipped kitchen with all comforts.<\/p><\/div><div dir=\"auto\">When I was packed and ready to leave the next morning, I still hadn't seen anyone. An elderly gardener who came to cut the grass spoke no English and knew nothing.<\/div><div dir=\"auto\">So I texted to another campsite phone number that they could get me their account number and that I would transfer the amount due. Or else I would donate the corresponding amount to my charity.<\/div><div dir=\"auto\">After some time, I got this message back:<\/div><div dir=\"auto\">\"Hello Eva, thank you for your kindness. You can donate corresponding amount to charity, and leave good feedback about our spot <span class=\"html-span xexx8yu xyri2b x18d9i69 x1c1uobl x1hl2dhg x16tdsg8 x1vvkbs x3nfvp2 x1j61x8r x1fcty0u xdj266r xat24cr xm2jcoa x1mpyi22 xxymvpz xlup9mm x1kky2od\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"xz74otr x15mokao x1ga7v0g x16uus16 xbiv7yw\" src=\"https:\/\/static.xx.fbcdn.net\/images\/emoji.php\/v9\/t57\/1\/16\/1f609.png\" alt=\"\ud83d\ude09\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" \/><\/span>\"<\/div><div dir=\"auto\">So herewith I give that good feedback! Unfortunately, I did not take a photo of the campsite, I plucked the attached photos from their website. There you will find the necessary info about the campsite: <a href=\"https:\/\/bukonys.lt\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\"><strong>https:\/\/bukonys.lt\/<\/strong><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-625e613 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"625e613\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" src=\"https:\/\/reachoutforacause.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/15aug25_Bykonis.webp\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-7457\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/reachoutforacause.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/15aug25_Bykonis.webp 600w, https:\/\/reachoutforacause.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/15aug25_Bykonis-300x169.webp 300w, https:\/\/reachoutforacause.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/15aug25_Bykonis-18x10.webp 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c9c1168 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c9c1168\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em>Bukonys campsite<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-867ee8e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"867ee8e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">16 August: Bukoniai - Bri\u0161tonas (46 km)<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d470e37 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d470e37\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div dir=\"auto\"><div dir=\"auto\"><div dir=\"auto\">The first 20 kilometres were lovely cycling. First 10 km on a reasonable gravel road, the last seven of which went straight through the Amalvos Marsh, Lithuania's most extensive wetland and a UNESCO biosphere reserve.<\/div><div dir=\"auto\"><p>According to info panels (thanks to GoogleLens I could read them), wolves, wild boar, red deer, stags and vipers, among others, live in the area. There are also said to be moose roaming around, which maintain the wood stock in the marsh. On the walkways across the swamp, I saw only a few salamanders sunbathing.<\/p><\/div><div dir=\"auto\"><p>In terms of vegetation, the carnivorous plant sundew, which is also found in our Kalmthoutse Heide, would also grow there. The wet heather was already blooming somewhat.<\/p><\/div><div dir=\"auto\">After 20 km it was again '<em>stoempen<\/em>' (heavy pedalling) next to the A16 regional road until <strong>Prienas<\/strong>. There I drove up and down for a while and paused at the 'Revelation of Christ' church. The portal was open, the church itself was behind a closed wrought-iron gate.<\/div><div dir=\"auto\"><p>For such a small town, it did have a big cultural centre.<\/p><\/div><div dir=\"auto\"><p>From Prienas it was another 8 km to <strong>Bir\u0161tonas<\/strong>, where the last campsites before Vilnius were located.<\/p><\/div><div dir=\"auto\">Initially my plan was to ride 70 km today, see where I would spend the night, and then another 70 km or so to Vilnius on Sunday. But when I saw that campsite was again next to a swimming pond, the desire to go swimming became too strong and I turned in.<\/div><div dir=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/div><div dir=\"auto\"><p>I don't regret that. After swimming, I still had to go to the supermarket and cycled past Bri\u0161tonas first. That's not a village but a big spa around several natural mineral springs. There were several sanatoria working according to Kneipp's vision. That is based on water and herbal therapy, exercise, foot reflexology on a barefoot path with different substrates, and healthy eating. There were also some fancy eateries, sports facilities and a pleasant walking path alongside the wide <strong>Nemunas river<\/strong>. In short, anyone who wants to do a health cure, this is the place to be!<\/p><\/div><div dir=\"auto\">The consequence of this early stop, however, was that the next day I had to cycle 103 km with +700 altimeters to Vilnius, as I had a room booked there. But the wind would blow briskly from the right direction, and I could check in until 10pm. That should do.<\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c5677e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3c5677e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"432\" src=\"https:\/\/reachoutforacause.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/16aug25_Zwarte-koeien-768x432.webp\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-7440\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/reachoutforacause.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/16aug25_Zwarte-koeien-768x432.webp 768w, https:\/\/reachoutforacause.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/16aug25_Zwarte-koeien-300x169.webp 300w, https:\/\/reachoutforacause.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/16aug25_Zwarte-koeien-1024x576.webp 1024w, https:\/\/reachoutforacause.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/16aug25_Zwarte-koeien-1536x864.webp 1536w, https:\/\/reachoutforacause.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/16aug25_Zwarte-koeien-18x10.webp 18w, https:\/\/reachoutforacause.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/16aug25_Zwarte-koeien.webp 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9a68236 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9a68236\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em>Black cows grazing the vast plain.<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eed67b2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"eed67b2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">17 August: Bir\u0161tonas- Vilnius (99.5km)<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f2fd767 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f2fd767\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div dir=\"auto\"><div dir=\"auto\"><div dir=\"auto\">Almost 100 kilometres with a fair amount of altimeters were on the cards today. I followed the A16 the whole time.<\/div><div dir=\"auto\"><p>After 40 km there was an option to switch to Eurovelo11, but after 1 km on that route I had already climbed into complete muscle acidification twice. I didn't fancy that for another 60 km and turned right around to the A16, which also hiked sharply but never so steeply that I soured after only a few dozen metres.<\/p><\/div><div dir=\"auto\">One absolute highlight during this ride was a 50\u20ac donation I received from a couple of bikers on the way.\u00a0<\/div><div dir=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/div><div dir=\"auto\">A little further down the A16, I stopped at a lane restaurant to eat something. There I saw that Au\u0161rin\u0117 had made a donation of 20\u20ac on WhyDonate with the following message attached:<\/div><div dir=\"auto\">\"Thank you for cycling on behalf of all the humanity and thank you bringing peace to the World! It was lovely to meet you in Bir\u0161tonas!\"<\/div><div dir=\"auto\">What a surprise! Yesterday I was camping in <strong>Bir\u0161tonas<\/strong> Next to a young couple to whom I had given a flyer!<\/div><div dir=\"auto\"><p>Those two gifts were gratifying during such a long, monotonous and arduous ride!<\/p><\/div><div dir=\"auto\">In the outskirts around Vilnius I had to go uphill a few more times '<em>ooze<\/em>' due to roadworks, and as I drove downtown, it suddenly started pouring and I took shelter over a salad at a burger joint. I finally arrived around 9pm at the self-check-in hotel where I had found a cheap room.<\/div><div dir=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/div><div dir=\"auto\">First I did stand at a wrong door desperately entering the code they had sent me, obviously without the liberating opening click. The description of the complex, with courtyard and pink building, was in fact 100 per cent correct. A resident told me to go 50m further, and fortunately I managed to get in there.<br \/>Navigators can make you stop at the wrong door before...<\/div><div dir=\"auto\">Meanwhile, I was too tired to say porridge.... A shower managed just before the thud on the soft mattress.<\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5307908 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5307908\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"746\" height=\"457\" src=\"https:\/\/reachoutforacause.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/18aug25_Helling-LT.webp\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-7444\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/reachoutforacause.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/18aug25_Helling-LT.webp 746w, https:\/\/reachoutforacause.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/18aug25_Helling-LT-300x184.webp 300w, https:\/\/reachoutforacause.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/18aug25_Helling-LT-18x12.webp 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 746px) 100vw, 746px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8435db9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8435db9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em>One of many calves bites along the way<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fcf2fbd elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"fcf2fbd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">August 17: Generous bikers<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e13e1f5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e13e1f5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div dir=\"auto\"><div dir=\"auto\"><div dir=\"auto\">One absolute highlight during the long drive from Bri\u0161tonas to Vilnius was a 50\u20ac gift I received along the way.<\/div><div dir=\"auto\">For my first rest stop after about twenty-five kilometres I turned, slightly uphill, into a rest car park. There stood six bikers. They immediately started applauding when I reached the top. They turned out to be six Indonesian men from the 'Latitude Seekers Club'. They were riding a 'Nordic Ride' through the Baltics.<\/div><div dir=\"auto\"><p>I gave them a flyer and explanation of the Dalai Lama's SEE Learning project, and barely 1 minute later a 50\u20ac note came my way. What generosity!<\/p><\/div><div dir=\"auto\"><p>The Indonesians expressed great admiration that, given my age, I was still travelling on a non-motorised bicycle. For a woman, that was very unusual in their culture. I was also given sugared fruit sweets for energy, two packets of instant coffee and a packet of noodles, all brought from their homeland. And a sticker of their Nordic Ride and Latitude Seekers motorbike club.<\/p><\/div><div dir=\"auto\">I gave them each a SaveTibet sticker with the Tibetan flag.<\/div><div dir=\"auto\">What a nice and motivating meeting!<\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4675a15 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4675a15\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"432\" src=\"https:\/\/reachoutforacause.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/17aug25_Motorrijders_1-768x432.webp\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-7464\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/reachoutforacause.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/17aug25_Motorrijders_1-768x432.webp 768w, https:\/\/reachoutforacause.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/17aug25_Motorrijders_1-300x169.webp 300w, https:\/\/reachoutforacause.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/17aug25_Motorrijders_1-1024x576.webp 1024w, https:\/\/reachoutforacause.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/17aug25_Motorrijders_1-1536x864.webp 1536w, https:\/\/reachoutforacause.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/17aug25_Motorrijders_1-18x10.webp 18w, https:\/\/reachoutforacause.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/17aug25_Motorrijders_1.webp 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0ac6a55 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0ac6a55\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em>Indonesian Latitude Seekers motorbike club<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e752e7c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e752e7c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">18 August: Vilnius Tibet Support Group<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-df25dee elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"df25dee\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div dir=\"auto\"><div dir=\"auto\"><div class=\"xdj266r x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak x1vvkbs x126k92a\"><div dir=\"auto\"><p>Monday evening at 7pm I had arranged to meet Robertas and his friends from the <strong>Vilnius Tibet support group<\/strong>. He could not have chosen a more symbolic meeting place: <strong>Tibet Square<\/strong> in the heart of the old town.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-60e1635 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"60e1635\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/reachoutforacause.org\/en\/blogtype\/tibet\/compassion-rising-tour-2025-vilnius-tibet-support-group\/\" target=\"_blank\" id=\"Flickr\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-far-arrow-alt-circle-right\" viewbox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M504 256C504 119 393 8 256 8S8 119 8 256s111 248 248 248 248-111 248-248zm-448 0c0-110.5 89.5-200 200-200s200 89.5 200 200-89.5 200-200 200S56 366.5 56 256zm72 20v-40c0-6.6 5.4-12 12-12h116v-67c0-10.7 12.9-16 20.5-8.5l99 99c4.7 4.7 4.7 12.3 0 17l-99 99c-7.6 7.6-20.5 2.2-20.5-8.5v-67H140c-6.6 0-12-5.4-12-12z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">More about the Support Group<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-744d39b elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"744d39b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-84fae6b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"84fae6b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/reachoutforacause.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/20aug25_Robertasik-768x768.webp\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-7492\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/reachoutforacause.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/20aug25_Robertasik-768x768.webp 768w, https:\/\/reachoutforacause.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/20aug25_Robertasik-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/reachoutforacause.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/20aug25_Robertasik-1024x1024.webp 1024w, https:\/\/reachoutforacause.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/20aug25_Robertasik-150x150.webp 150w, https:\/\/reachoutforacause.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/20aug25_Robertasik-12x12.webp 12w, https:\/\/reachoutforacause.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/20aug25_Robertasik.webp 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-78fe299 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"78fe299\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em>Robertas and I<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fe8adf8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"fe8adf8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">August 20-21: Vilnius - Robertas' home - Rus\u00e9nai (45.2 km)<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-30b88eb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"30b88eb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div dir=\"auto\"><div dir=\"auto\"><div dir=\"auto\">Unable to extend my cheap hotel room for one more night, Robertas from the <strong>Vilnius Tibet support group<\/strong> me to spend the night at his house. He lives in a quiet neighbourhood 5 kilometres outside the city. Not far, but 3 kilometres seriously uphill.<\/div><div dir=\"auto\">Robertas is an architect and he designed his home himself.<\/div><div dir=\"auto\">The day after, we drove together to a Tibetan stupa under construction of the Ridzgin tradition in <strong>Rus\u00e9nai<\/strong>, some 40 kilometres past Vilnius. So we had to cycle back through the city, but now it was fortunately downhill for a long time until we reached the <strong>Neris River<\/strong> were over. Then it was uphill again to get out of the valley.<\/div><div dir=\"auto\"><p>On the road in the village <strong>Suderve<\/strong> Robertas showed me a remarkable round, neo-classical church that was presumably designed by the same architect as Vilnius Cathedral. Being as long as it is wide as it is high, the church is said to have great acoustics and many concerts are held there. On the hill surrounding it is an old cemetery. A very special place that exudes a calming energy.<\/p><\/div><div dir=\"auto\">At <strong>D\u016bkstos<\/strong> stood a very different church in red brick. About two kilometres further, we arrived at the stupa under construction where Andrius warmly welcomed and showed us around.\u00a0<\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-faf5b00 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"faf5b00\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/reachoutforacause.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/20aug25_Kerk-Dukstos-768x576.webp\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-7491\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/reachoutforacause.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/20aug25_Kerk-Dukstos-768x576.webp 768w, https:\/\/reachoutforacause.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/20aug25_Kerk-Dukstos-300x225.webp 300w, https:\/\/reachoutforacause.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/20aug25_Kerk-Dukstos-1024x768.webp 1024w, https:\/\/reachoutforacause.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/20aug25_Kerk-Dukstos-1536x1152.webp 1536w, https:\/\/reachoutforacause.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/20aug25_Kerk-Dukstos-16x12.webp 16w, https:\/\/reachoutforacause.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/20aug25_Kerk-Dukstos.webp 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d04b56b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d04b56b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em>Church of D\u016bk\u0161tos in red brick<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1e00cbe elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1e00cbe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">August 22: Rusenai - Elektr\u0117n\u0173 (42 km)<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c3e8cb1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c3e8cb1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div dir=\"auto\"><div dir=\"auto\"><div dir=\"auto\">Bike-wise, not much to say about this ride. Ten kilometres on a cramped road with lots of trucks and only a narrow murder lane for cycling. Fortunately, I have a rear-view mirror so I can see those monsters coming and brace myself against their gusts of wind as I pass. Halfway down that stretch, an -- albeit closed -- authentic round wooden track caf\u00e9 brought brief relief. I did have some nice panoramic views over the <strong>Neris River<\/strong> and its valley.<\/div><div dir=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/div><div dir=\"auto\">This murder road was followed by a quieter country road through agricultural land.<\/div><div dir=\"auto\"><p>After a short lunch break in <strong>Elektrenai<\/strong> Komoot sent me 5 km wrong. Instead of going to a campsite, it sent me straight into a lake. As a result, I had to cycle another 8 km into a headwind.<\/p><\/div><div dir=\"auto\">Fortunately,<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/vigio-brasta.lt\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\"> Camping Vigio Brasta<\/a><\/strong> worth the effort. A little paradise on earth. Quiet and close to the lake.<\/div><div dir=\"auto\">Although the sun just disappeared behind a big cloud patch when I set up the tent, I still managed to go swimming in the lake. It was still warm enough.<\/div><div dir=\"auto\">And the sunset over the lake was spectacular. A place to come back to.<\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-20dd0ab elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"20dd0ab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"432\" src=\"https:\/\/reachoutforacause.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/22aug25_Zonsondergang-768x432.webp\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-7500\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/reachoutforacause.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/22aug25_Zonsondergang-768x432.webp 768w, https:\/\/reachoutforacause.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/22aug25_Zonsondergang-300x169.webp 300w, https:\/\/reachoutforacause.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/22aug25_Zonsondergang-18x10.webp 18w, https:\/\/reachoutforacause.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/22aug25_Zonsondergang.webp 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d642f30 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d642f30\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em>Sunset on the lake at Camping Vigio Brasta<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-542e516 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"542e516\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">August 23: Elektrenai - Kaunas (64.5 km)<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-952b82f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"952b82f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div dir=\"auto\"><div dir=\"auto\"><div class=\"xdj266r x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak x1vvkbs x126k92a\"><div dir=\"auto\"><p>By car about 50 km on the motorway. By bike almost 15 km further. A slow ride, with an average speed of just 12.5 km\/hour. The cause? A stiff headwind and 14 km of archaic coarse gravel roads, with sandy stretches where you slip, pits, roots, boulders and those ridge patterns you also see on sandy beaches. I was well shaken there because I have no shock absorbers. Fortunately, my spokes survived this misery. Why can't they make their gravel roads here more bike-friendly, like in Poland?<\/p><p>Part of that cycling nightmare ran partly along the LT02 cycling route. This was also used by many motorists, so you were in a cloud of dust every time. So be it, I got to my hostel in time in <strong>Kaunas<\/strong> hit.<\/p><\/div><div dir=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/div><div dir=\"auto\">In terms of cycling infrastructure, I would not recommend Lithuania to cycling travellers. As a holiday country it is: friendly people, lots of culture and sights and vast forests and nature.<\/div><div dir=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/div><\/div><div class=\"x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\"><div dir=\"auto\">Entering Kaunas, I was allowed 2 km on a beautiful bike path through a park. A fine ending to a not so fine ride. At the end of this path was a crowd of motorcyclists. A bystander said it was the arrival of the national Lithuania motorbike rally. What a mass of motards! Ambiance was there too. And yet on the way I met some who apparently did not participate.<\/div><div dir=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/div><div dir=\"auto\">As in Vilnius, it started pouring for a while when I drove into town. Arriving dry in a hostel apparently didn't grant me.<\/div><\/div><div class=\"x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\"><div dir=\"auto\">I was planning to go to <strong>Klaipeda<\/strong> cycling, the <strong>Koerse Schoorwal<\/strong> to visit and then swing a little further north to <strong>Riga<\/strong>. A diversion of 250 km. But with 13 degrees and a wind chill of 9 degrees because of a chilly wind, autumn has apparently already set in here.<\/div><div dir=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/div><div dir=\"auto\">Since rain and headwinds are predicted in that riding direction for the next few days, I wisely changed my plan and will stay in Kaunas during the rainy days and then cycle straight to Riga.<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ed02940 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ed02940\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"432\" src=\"https:\/\/reachoutforacause.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/23aug25_Ellendige-Grindweg-768x432.webp\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-7517\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/reachoutforacause.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/23aug25_Ellendige-Grindweg-768x432.webp 768w, https:\/\/reachoutforacause.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/23aug25_Ellendige-Grindweg-300x169.webp 300w, https:\/\/reachoutforacause.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/23aug25_Ellendige-Grindweg-1024x576.webp 1024w, https:\/\/reachoutforacause.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/23aug25_Ellendige-Grindweg-1536x864.webp 1536w, https:\/\/reachoutforacause.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/23aug25_Ellendige-Grindweg-18x10.webp 18w, https:\/\/reachoutforacause.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/23aug25_Ellendige-Grindweg.webp 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d5ee9c7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d5ee9c7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em>Miserable gravel road<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f09f005 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f09f005\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>During my stay in Kaunas, I visited the <strong>Ciurlionis Museum<\/strong> and\u00a0<strong>Kiemo Galerija<\/strong> visited. Also did a city tour which you can read more about in a separate blog.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9c6b90f elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"9c6b90f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/reachoutforacause.org\/en\/blogtype\/tibet\/compassion-rising-tour-2025-kaunas-ciurlionis-museum\/\" target=\"_blank\" id=\"Flickr\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-far-arrow-alt-circle-right\" viewbox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M504 256C504 119 393 8 256 8S8 119 8 256s111 248 248 248 248-111 248-248zm-448 0c0-110.5 89.5-200 200-200s200 89.5 200 200-89.5 200-200 200S56 366.5 56 256zm72 20v-40c0-6.6 5.4-12 12-12h116v-67c0-10.7 12.9-16 20.5-8.5l99 99c4.7 4.7 4.7 12.3 0 17l-99 99c-7.6 7.6-20.5 2.2-20.5-8.5v-67H140c-6.6 0-12-5.4-12-12z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">More about Kaunas<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-da0073e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"da0073e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">August 28: Kedainiai - Panevezys (59 km)<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-99729b6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"99729b6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div dir=\"auto\"><div dir=\"auto\"><div dir=\"auto\"><p>A day of many emotions and a special meeting.<\/p><\/div><div dir=\"auto\">Easy ride. Straight all the time, literally, hardly any turns. Pretty flat, even flatter than flat in some parts <span class=\"html-span xexx8yu xyri2b x18d9i69 x1c1uobl x1hl2dhg x16tdsg8 x1vvkbs x3nfvp2 x1j61x8r x1fcty0u xdj266r xat24cr xm2jcoa x1mpyi22 xxymvpz xlup9mm x1kky2od\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"xz74otr x15mokao x1ga7v0g x16uus16 xbiv7yw\" src=\"https:\/\/static.xx.fbcdn.net\/images\/emoji.php\/v9\/t51\/1\/16\/1f603.png\" alt=\"\ud83d\ude03\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" \/><\/span>. Vast fields with little visual input. Zen cycling. Delightful.<\/div><div dir=\"auto\">Looking out for something to photograph. An igloo-like dwelling, yet another church with graveyard...<\/div><div dir=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/div><div dir=\"auto\">After a few kilometres, I saw a beautiful fox lying dead beside the road. My eyes lit up. I had also seen a kitten and a raccoon (I think) lying on the side and frogs, hedgehogs and little birds stuck against the tarmac. With a lump in my throat each time about so much suffering we humans do to animals. But this was such a beautiful, seemingly unharmed critter. It must have happened overnight. <em>Wrong place wrong time.<\/em> Further on, I would pass two more foxes, already in a further state of decomposition. Driving on the 2008 road is allowed at 90, and most Lithuanians drive at that speed too, or faster. A murderous road.<\/div><div dir=\"auto\">Where the 2008 merges into the much busier 195, they have installed a fence next to the road . This undoubtedly saves many animal lives, all from big game.<\/div><div dir=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/div><div dir=\"auto\">After less than 20 km, I saw a turn-off to a monument at 300 m. It was again about something involving partisans and I decided to have a look, to break the monotony for a while. Of this I did not regret.<\/div><div dir=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/div><div dir=\"auto\">Lithuanians consider the hamlet <strong>\u0160ventybrastis<\/strong> as a sacred place. There is a wooden Church of the Transfiguration of Christ, built in 1774 In this church Nobel Literature Prize winner Czes\u0142aw Mi\u0142osz (30 June 1911 - 14 August 2004) was baptised. His great-grandparents and grandfather are buried in the cemetery next to the church.<\/div><div dir=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/div><div dir=\"auto\">The graveyard also contains a grave of rebels from an 1863 uprising.<\/div><div dir=\"auto\">And in the Brastas River valley, there is a memorial to independence in 1918.<\/div><div dir=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/div><div dir=\"auto\">Glad I took my first break at this place. The negative emotions resulting from the dead fox were reversed there in the right direction.<\/div><div dir=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/div><div dir=\"auto\">After another long ride, I saw in the distance on the other side of the road, the back of a large yellow cart. Clearly someone moving in the opposite direction. It turned out to be <strong>Karsten Rinck<\/strong> from Hamburg with his dog Lotte. Read more about this truly 'superhuman' man's journey below.<\/div><div dir=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/div><div dir=\"auto\">On entering <strong>Panevezys<\/strong> passed in a pretty, bright blue Orthodox church with cemetery.<\/div><div dir=\"auto\">It was a beautiful but eventful day of cycling today and<\/div><div dir=\"auto\">Thankfully, no more tired legs.<\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-362c227 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"362c227\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"432\" src=\"https:\/\/reachoutforacause.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/27aug25_Zenfietsen-768x432.webp\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-7586\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/reachoutforacause.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/27aug25_Zenfietsen-768x432.webp 768w, https:\/\/reachoutforacause.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/27aug25_Zenfietsen-300x169.webp 300w, https:\/\/reachoutforacause.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/27aug25_Zenfietsen-1024x576.webp 1024w, https:\/\/reachoutforacause.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/27aug25_Zenfietsen-1536x864.webp 1536w, https:\/\/reachoutforacause.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/27aug25_Zenfietsen-18x10.webp 18w, https:\/\/reachoutforacause.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/27aug25_Zenfietsen.webp 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-59be3f3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"59be3f3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em>Zen bikes on the 2008<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9ad65d3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9ad65d3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The journey of Karsten Rinck<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1c5d010 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1c5d010\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div dir=\"auto\"><div dir=\"auto\"><div class=\"xdj266r x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak x1vvkbs x126k92a\"><div dir=\"auto\">On the drive from Kedainiai to Panevezys, I saw someone across the road pulling a heavy, yellow cart with the inscription 'M\u00fctze on Tour - Europe and back again'.<\/div><div dir=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/div><div dir=\"auto\">This intrigued me and I went to ride next to him for more explanation. It was quite busy and dangerous on this road and we agreed to meet at a petrol station 1.5 km away.<\/div><\/div><div class=\"x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\"><div dir=\"auto\"><strong>Karsten Rinck<\/strong> - that was the man's name - left Hamburg 4 years ago on 1 May 2021 to travel on foot through all the countries of Europe. This he did together with his faithful four-legged friend Lotte. The two were well matched. On the rather busy 2008, she walked neatly and without a leash in front of Karsten on the verge of the carriageway. At the petrol station, she was obediently waiting at the door when we bought something to eat and drink there. What a cool little dog!<\/div><div dir=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/div><div dir=\"auto\">Since 1 May 2021, 19,400 kilometres slipped away under Karsten's feet and Lotte's paws. At an average pace of 20-25km a day. The range of countries he successively crossed is at the bottom of this post.<\/div><\/div><div class=\"x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\"><div dir=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/div><div dir=\"auto\">Karsten was currently wearing out his 13th pair of step shoes. The 14th pair was already sticking in his cart.<\/div><div dir=\"auto\">He carried camping gear, but spent the night in bus shelters and the like whenever possible.<\/div><\/div><div class=\"x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\"><div dir=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/div><div dir=\"auto\">He was 'almost' back home, with only 2,200 kilometres left to go. He was on his way to Riga and Tallinn, then Finland, Sweden, Denmark and then his hometown, Hamburg in Germany beckoned. That meant he would spend the winter on foot and outdoors in dark and cold Scandinavia. You just have to have the courage and gusto... A tough end to his indescribable journey.<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d0ebc46 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d0ebc46\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/reachoutforacause.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/27aug25_Karsten-768x576.webp\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-7585\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/reachoutforacause.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/27aug25_Karsten-768x576.webp 768w, https:\/\/reachoutforacause.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/27aug25_Karsten-300x225.webp 300w, https:\/\/reachoutforacause.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/27aug25_Karsten-1024x768.webp 1024w, https:\/\/reachoutforacause.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/27aug25_Karsten-1536x1152.webp 1536w, https:\/\/reachoutforacause.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/27aug25_Karsten-16x12.webp 16w, https:\/\/reachoutforacause.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/27aug25_Karsten.webp 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b3046b6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b3046b6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em>Karsten Rinck and his dog Lotte<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bdc8733 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bdc8733\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div dir=\"auto\"><div dir=\"auto\"><div class=\"xdj266r x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak x1vvkbs x126k92a\">\u00a0<\/div><div class=\"x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\"><div dir=\"auto\">And then the big \"why?\" question. Therapeutic reasons.<\/div><div dir=\"auto\">As far as I am concerned, Karsten glowed with health, strength, optimism and perseverance.<\/div><div dir=\"auto\"><p>Yet another proof that a person can live a perfectly happy and meaningful life without all the unnecessary junk that commerce tries to foist on us all the time.<\/p><\/div><div dir=\"auto\">Those wishing to follow or morally support Karsten: 'M\u00fctze on tour' on Facebook, Insta, X and WordPress website.<\/div><div dir=\"auto\">I continue today (Friday 29 Aug) on the busy road to Riga that Karsten will probably also follow, and already find it highly monotonous on my bike. What must that be like on foot, days on end? Respect.<\/div><\/div><div class=\"x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\"><div dir=\"auto\">And here then the list of countries he successively crossed:<\/div><div dir=\"auto\">Start in Hamburg -<\/div><div dir=\"auto\">Germany - Czech Republic - back Germany - Benelux - France - England - Wales - Scotland - N.Ireland- Irish Republic - France - Spain Portugal - Spain - Andorra - France - Italy Switzerland- Liechtenstein - Austria - Italy - San Marino - Italy-Greece - Bulgaria - Romania- Serbia - Macedonia - Kosovo - Albania - Montenegro - Bosnia - Croatia - Slovenia- Hungary - Slovakia - Poland - Lithuania -<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-479d8a9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"479d8a9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">August 29: Panev\u0117\u017eys - Pajie\u0161meniai (50 km)<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6d3a255 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6d3a255\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div dir=\"auto\"><div dir=\"auto\"><div dir=\"auto\">What a surprise. After a monotonous, again next to that big busy job - the <strong>Via Baltica<\/strong> - and sweaty ride - I'm not complaining, it was 26\u00b0 again today - I arrived at a cool small-scale <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/camperplace-ltu.page.tl\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Motorhome Place<\/a> Pajie\u0161meniai<\/strong> on and I was able to go for another swim in the nearby lake. I hadn't dared to dream that in Kaunas, when it was barely 14\u00b0 during the day. I thought I had swum the last time last Friday.<\/div><div dir=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/div><div dir=\"auto\">Hopefully they will give me another beautiful Indian summer here. The water did seem a touch colder than last week already.<\/div><div dir=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/div><div dir=\"auto\">Nothing special to say about the ride, other than the fact that there was an emergency lane on this stretch and I could cycle much more safely.<\/div><div dir=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/div><div dir=\"auto\">Likewise, I very much appreciated the brisk south wind that carried me along, so to speak, along this dull stretch of road. Cyclists in the opposite direction had a harder time. That wind also explains today's high temperature, even after sunset. A piece of the southern heat waves lulled into the Baltics.<\/div><div dir=\"auto\">The pictures show you what was noteworthy or worthwhile today.<\/div><div dir=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/div><div dir=\"auto\">Tomorrow I will be in Latvia, the penultimate country of this tour.<\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f69bbd9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f69bbd9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"432\" src=\"https:\/\/reachoutforacause.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/29aug25_Camping-Pajiesmeniai-768x432.webp\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-7638\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/reachoutforacause.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/29aug25_Camping-Pajiesmeniai-768x432.webp 768w, https:\/\/reachoutforacause.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/29aug25_Camping-Pajiesmeniai-300x169.webp 300w, https:\/\/reachoutforacause.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/29aug25_Camping-Pajiesmeniai-1024x576.webp 1024w, https:\/\/reachoutforacause.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/29aug25_Camping-Pajiesmeniai-1536x864.webp 1536w, https:\/\/reachoutforacause.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/29aug25_Camping-Pajiesmeniai-18x10.webp 18w, https:\/\/reachoutforacause.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/29aug25_Camping-Pajiesmeniai.webp 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5f07d80 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5f07d80\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em>Swimming pond at Camper Place Pajie\u0161meniai-<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9e7510b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9e7510b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">August 30: Pajie\u0161meniai - Labirinti (Latvia) (65km) <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-127b5a1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"127b5a1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div dir=\"auto\"><div dir=\"auto\"><div dir=\"auto\">Oh great (self-selected) misery! Another day <em>'knots'<\/em> (Antwerp dialect for 'heavy pedalling') on those super busy <strong>'Via Baltica'<\/strong>.<\/div><div dir=\"auto\">Where yesterday I still had an 80-cm refuge lane, it was narrowed to barely 40 cm. And on the road, there was hardly anything to see. My only focus was my rear-view mirror, to keep an eye on the oncoming trucks. If there were oncoming lorries at the same time, it was a case of paying attention because those <em>camioneurs<\/em> could then hardly swerve, nor did they slow down. Even more dangerous were the cars with caravans. These apparently did not realise how wide the danger they were dragging behind them was.<\/div><div dir=\"auto\"><p>Fortunately, the high season is over and there were not many caravans.<\/p><\/div><div dir=\"auto\">It was self-chosen misery, as I originally planned to go from <strong>Kaunas<\/strong> to <strong>Klaipeda<\/strong> (Baltic Sea) because cycling routes to Riga left from there. But because of the inclement weather in Kaunas and the predicted headwind, I refrained from doing so and took the shortest route to Riga.<\/div><div dir=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/div><div dir=\"auto\">It did save me 300km and also several cycling days on - probably - quagmire and sandy gravel roads. So back home faster. Sometimes I do look forward to the security and privacy of my flat. Especially after unpleasant bike rides like the last few days. The noise of the traffic alongside makes you drool after a while.<\/div><div dir=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/div><div dir=\"auto\">After <strong>Bauska<\/strong> I got some absolute rest with only the rustle of the wind in my ears: 11 km on reasonable gravel roads. There were fortunately no sandy patches there and <em>washboard ribs<\/em> as in Lithuania.<\/div><div dir=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/div><div dir=\"auto\">The last 8km followed the Via Baltica again, but I was able to cut 2.5km from that by following a gravel route again, provided a small diversions. That way I could still arrive at the campsite with peace of mind.<\/div><div dir=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/div><div dir=\"auto\">As I sat down for a pee at the edge of a meadow on this quiet stretch, I saw a doe jumping gracefully into the woods. So this ride got a nice ending after all.<\/div><div dir=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/div><div dir=\"auto\">Another 55km tomorrow and then three days\/four nights <strong>Riga<\/strong>. Looking forward to it!<\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6ae7a33 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6ae7a33\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/reachoutforacause.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/30aug25_Grens-Latvija-768x576.webp\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-7637\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/reachoutforacause.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/30aug25_Grens-Latvija-768x576.webp 768w, https:\/\/reachoutforacause.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/30aug25_Grens-Latvija-300x225.webp 300w, https:\/\/reachoutforacause.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/30aug25_Grens-Latvija-1024x768.webp 1024w, 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Eerst sterk heuvelend tot Kalvarija, waar ik de kerk bezichtigde en een slaatje ging eten. 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