July 29-30: Curonian Spit (North)

I went to the beach the next day after I arrived in Nida. The beaches there are divided into nude beach, ladies beach, family beach, etc.

I went to the southernmost nude beach, went all the way south, and finally saw a sign.

To the south is the border closed zone, and the lighthouse is at the national border.

There was another tourist there, who gave me a telescope to look at the real border fence 800 meters away and the Russian soldiers in the lighthouse.

In the afternoon, I went to the Visitor Centre to buy an orienteering map for a tour, in order to familiarize myself with the competition environment in Smiltynė in the next few days.

Because I missed the sunset one night earlier, I hoped I could go to Death Valley once to watch the sunset, but unfortunately there was a thunderstorm before sunset! The opportunity was gone. I only went up the next morning.

Then I took the bus to Juodkrantė to see the Hill of Witches (Raganų kalnas).

Then go to the beach again.

and enter the forest to familiarise the terrain.

The hostel I stayed in was left over from the occupation era. I was able to see a cash machine with Russian written from the old days.

A few photos at the seaside.