Lithuania. Labanoras Regional Park

  Labanoras Regional Park is the largest regional park in Lithuania, home to 285 lakes... In early November, we went for a three-day trip to explore new places for us – lakes Alnis, Aisetas, Galuonis, and Rašai...

  Map of the route...

  After arriving by car at the organized and free parking area "Stovyklaviete" near Lake Alnis, we set up a breakfast table... 

  There were good spots for tents and recently updated tables with benches... 

 And a nice pier...

  After breakfast and inflating the kayak, we paddled across Lake Alnis... 

  The lake is elongated, situated in the middle of a dense pine forest, and its main "scenic" feature is an island of quite an interesting shape...

  Lifting the drone above us and seeing where you are, you always appreciate the places most that are far from houses, electric poles, and all "human" things... Just us on the kayak in the middle of the lake and the pine forest "enveloping us"...

   

 Returning to our campsite, we stayed overnight... The next day, we headed to another lake in Labanoras Park - Aisetas...   

 This lake also has an elongated shape, but you can paddle from it to another lake - Galuonis...

  Lake Galuonis...

  

  Entering one of the bays, we lifted the drone above us just out of curiosity to see how the bay looks from above... 

   We also enjoy kayaking along such water paths that usually lead to a small secluded lake...

  On our way back, we lifted the drone again to see Lake Galuonis from another side...  

  Reaching the pier, we packed up the kayak and drove to the next campsite "Stovyklaviete" near Lake Rašai...

  Here we watched the sunset, had dinner, and sat by the fire...  

 The next morning, the temperature dropped to four degrees, so we waited for the sun to rise higher before getting on the water... Preparing breakfast and starting to eat in the fresh air, we got so cold that we decided to move to the car to eat with the heater on...

 Around eleven, after packing up the tent and loading the car, we prepared the kayak and paddled to the center of the lake... 

 Lake Rašai is quite small but still worth attention... Perfect for a short water trip during the cold period...

  Approaching the shore, we lifted the drone to capture the nearby "oval lake"...

 On this lake, we also found thickets where you can paddle...

  We also met a "family" of swans here...

  It's amazing how the combination of a kayak and a drone enriched our leisure time... The drone gives the opportunity to appreciate what you can't see from the ground, making what could be a monotonous view of lakes always different... And the kayak allows for deeper interaction with the scene created by the drone... Not to mention how calming the process is...