the (new) endomobile

[endo]

Today, as we continued south, we passed through Kemeri National Park. The landscape was somewhat surreal, yet very beautiful.

We’re currently parked on the spacious, beautiful grounds of a winery (sic!). Apparently, this is the northernmost wine-growing region in the world. Our grilled lamb chops were fantastic. The owner said he’d stop by later so I could taste his wine. I’m curious to see what it’s like.

[endo]

[louisbosco]

lovely sunset

[SKT]

@endo beautiful…and how was the wine?

[endo]

@SKT not as nice as this one. But I appreciate they are doing it. We‘d probably rather call them fruit liquors. Got a ‚rose‘, and what they call a house wine out of raspberry and rhubarb.

[Tago Mago]

@endo love following you on this trip. Great memories for you and your son I’m sure

[endo]

It is our last evening in the Baltics. We are standing in Nida on the Curonian Spit (just about 2 km from the border with the Russian Kaliningrad Oblast—formerly Königsberg) —a place that, for some Germans, holds a certain allure born of stories told by older generations. I haven’t taken any photos yet, but I’ll add some tomorrow. The ferry home leaves tomorrow evening.

[Denman John]

@endo Thanks for the updates ~ love the street art pictures and all the nature.

[Daniel San]

@endo
as mentioned, always wanted to visit the kurische Nehrung . seen a few documentaries on TV about it and was always fascinated about the fantastic dunes and landscape .

[EdH]

@endo Careful pointing your camera at Russia. You don't want to start something! I look forward to your snaps.

[endo]

@EdH I would have liked to see the border crossing (a bit like standing at the gates of Mordor, right?), but that’s not possible because the whole area is a restricted zone.

[endo]

@Daniel-San You should definitely do it. The Spit—and indeed the entire Baltic region—is stunningly beautiful and very comfortable and safe to travel through. You could take the ferry from Kiel to Klaipėda (which is the route we’re currently taking in the opposite direction). From there, it’s easy to head up to Tallinn, for example, and then take a ferry to Sweden for the return leg. Ideally, you’d do it in a camper, but it works just as well with a car, a tent, and kids.

[endo]

A few pictures from my short walk today on the Curonian Spit.

Here, you wouldn't want to go any further—unless you're looking to be swapped for a Tiergarten murderer or someone of that ilk.

[endo]

It’s not all sand; there are also many forest areas.

[Daniel San]

@endo
is it possible to swim there ? the beach looks stunning

[goosehd]

I’m trying to translate with no luck…

Although, I know it’s not good…

[EdH]

@goosehd Something about an "armoured nature reserve zone".

[goosehd]

@EdH landmines? Curious what “armoured” means…

[EdH]

@goosehd Dunno. I was going off Google Translate pointed at the screen. I doubt it's mined though, esp. on the Latvian side, as it's a nature reserve. Nothing about mines on the Wikipedia pages for the spit either.

[endo]

@Daniel-San said in the (new) endomobile:

@endo
is it possible to swim there ? the beach looks stunning

yes, we've been in the sea this afternoon. just wonderful