Dear Friends,
In five months you can actually grow into daily routines in a completely new place. A supermarket to do the daily groceries, a restaurant to have a quick bite, a park to walk the dog, a beach to enjoy the sea or sunbathe and read: you find one you like and half-automatically stick with it. Out of ease, mainly. And sometimes, that means you miss out on things. That is why this weekend we put on our exploring flip-flops (it is still quite tropical in Riga), and discovered some new things.
It started with an Indian restaurant in the Old Town on Friday night. The food was excellent, as was the company. Saturday, instead of again going to Jurmala, we drove to Vecāķi to enjoy the very clean beach and swim in the relatively warm but algea laden water. Afterwards we drove to Mangalsala to fight of the biting bugs and walk on the Mangalsala (or Eastern) Jetty and see the Daugava flow into the Baltic Gulf, that a bit further out was tormented by lightning strikes.
Sunday we enjoyed the relative calm of Vakarbulli beach, where the water was very clear. And very cold.
All in all, a great and relaxing weekend.
Warm regards,
Arjan