Aug. 6, 2016 Live from the road

Ape - Rauna

Reported by Dipavajan Renner 78.0 km

Our journey through the Baltics continued. We approached the border between Estonia and Latvia. The last stretch for the local runners...

A meeting with all the parties at the Metavenna Cafe in Vastse Roosa...

...our great Estonian running team!

...lots of gifts and smiles...

...the official torch passing...

..a final group picture. It was time to say "good bye" to Estonia. All our gratitude for the outstanding hospitality!

..the Latvian running team took over...

Welcome to Latvia!

...a short musical performance at the border and on we went...

..we reached Ape, a small, nice community near the border...

....a local witch...

...excellent singers...

...a small, but heartfelt meeting!

...the community representative received the torch....

Thank you Ape for giving us such a nice welcome!

...running out...

...and we arrived at Rauna, our today's destination. Two local running ladies carried the torch bravely through the community!

..a short stop at the old castle...

...and a final picture for the day. Thank you Rauna for the warm welcome!

Torch carried by
Dina Kamyda (Belarus), Dipavajan Renner (Austria), Gints Peleckis (Latvia), Ilia Evdokimov (Russia), Irina Hagedorn (Germany), Latvian runners (Latvia), Peteris Seso (Latvia), Rasmivan Collinson (Great Britain), Reet Kuusk (Estonia), Sara Schmidt (Netherlands), Satyagraha Vladimir Salnicov (Moldova), Ulvis Kassalietis (Latvia).  
Photographers
Satyagraha Vladimir Salnicov
The torch has travelled 78.0 km from Ape to Rauna.

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