The Curonian Spit. Between flat tires and sandy beaches
One of our other major destinations in Lithuania was the Curonian Spit, a very narrow coastal strip in the Baltic Sea that looks more like a sandbank on the map than a real island.


Published: 03.09.2017













From the Curonian Spit, or Klaipeda (Memel), we continued our journey towards Poland with new tires. Since I (Anne) had made it a goal to swim at least once in every country we visit, and I hadn't been to Lithuania yet, we made a little stop here and enjoyed the summer sun. The lake serves as the border and there are small police boats that patrol the area from time to time. The border crossing itself to Poland was absolutely uneventful. On a single-lane road, there were simply two signs - this is how beautiful European borders can be.
