November 27th

Friday

Lia and I woke up a bit after nine, had a leisurely breakfast, and headed out to explore Jurkalne.  There was only a light mist and quite a bit of wind, so we didn't bring an umbrella.  We strolled around the town, looking at the houses, and then headed to the beach.  Lia loved all the cute outhouses.  By the time we were headed down the steep stairs, the rain was falling hard and the wind was blowing very hard.  We got soaked as we laughed and tried to run against the wind and felt the crazy power of a storm on a beach.
Drenched, we quickly made for Pilsbergu Krogs where we warmed up by the fire and added yet another Pironis entry into the guest book. 

Then we hustled home, changed out of our slapjš jeans and settled down with Alise and Marija for a game of Cūkas.   Lia lost, but respectfully held her own, considering it was her first time ever playing.

Then, Lia and I went to Zaķu Krogs for dinner and then watched a movie and went to bed.

Word.............................can't find it in the dictionary = hog? (what you get in Cūkas when you lose to with the trump ace)
Dish...............................cūkgaļa ar gailenu merce - Lia loves all the food here!  especially the mushroom sauces.
Highlight........................all of it!
Lowlight........................not enough hours of daylight to see all we wanted to see.

Random Observation...................Latvia is a lot more fun when shared.