12. Jul 2025

Rozalim - Sidabravo

Video: "Early morning Whistle"...
I got up at 5.30 in the morning to get an early start. Today would be my longest hike so far, 41.53 kilometers. Originally I was planning to stop in Sidabravas, a stretch of 32 kilometers, but the hostel there was no longer in operation. I was told that the next place, Vadaktai, would be about 4 kilometers further. It ended up being 10 kilometers more. The weather was great, through, for such a long stretch. It did not rain, but clouds kept it cool.

Photo 1: Morning fields...

Photo 2: Ancient grave mound

Photo 3: Former stable at the Burbiškis Estate. Some pilgrims will stay the night here at the manor, but that would have been only 18 km for the day.

Photo 4: A gathering of small white butterflies on the path seeking protection from the wind...

Photo 5: An old wooden cross on the path. The only encounter I had today was with a young Lithuanian family riding bikes on the Camino, but going the opposite direction. They recognized that I was a pilgrim and stopped to talk. They gladly accepted my offer to pray for them and their family.

Milestone: One fourth of Snail-Trail 3.0 is now complete... 697 kilometers

Sidenote: So far I have not had any blisters on my feet. My shoes keep my feet dry if I do not step into a deep water ditch, waves do not splash up against my leg or rain water does not run down the back of my leg and into the shoe. Now the shoes just need to go the distance... me too!