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Roja

Author: Ingrīda Smuškova0 COMMENTS

Roja

It is a river with interesting and diverse scenery and is perfectly suitable for 1-2 day leisure trips. The local municipality regularly cleans the river, yet many wind-broken trees may still be in the water, making you to use an ax or a saw to get through the jungle of branches.
You can make your trip along Roja starting from Rudes bridge. In our case, we started it in between Lūrmaņu cliffs and Dižkalnu hill, in Roja rural municipality. The scenery is diverse and amazing there - sharp turns, dunes, stretches of white sand exposures and fir tree ravines. The river flows almost straight for the final 5km, but flowing through coastal lowland it becomes wider, deeper and its water - darker. It's a good chance to paddle more energetically and speed up a bit here - more exercise, less relaxation, so to say. A truly ancient, stone-age sensation oozes from these shores from which the sea has long since retreated.
Depending on weather conditions and your mood, you can finish your trip at the bridge across Roja at the port (just first of all getting a waterside view of the port), or else, carry your boats across the pier and catch some sun on the Roja beach. Another option is to go out into the sea and continue paddling along the shore in the direction of Kaltene.

Recommendations
- It's advisable to take enough food supplies to last for the entire trip, as there may be no shops along the way. Best of all, plan your menu and buy food accordingly before you set off; it is good to have someone who likes cooking and is ready to assume the role of a chef for the entire trip, as it makes food preparation less chaotic;
- Be sure to pack all your stuff in plastic bags or special waterproof containers, to be on the safe sided if the boat tips over or some water gets into it; it may be chilly in the evening and you will definitely enjoy putting on dry clothes after a day on the water;
- Do not to litter in the river or along its banks and always leave the campgrounds clean; take all your garbage with you and dispose it properly, using containers at your destination or anyplace else on your way home;
- You will need a detailed map for your trip; be sure to have someone who can read and understand it and will be able to follow it during the trip;
- Don't be skeptical about boating in low season - it is just a stereotype that one can boat only in summer.
Information about routes, boat rentals and transportation services

Entire Kurzeme region:
www.juraslaivas.lv
www.campo.lv
Roja River and its neighborhood:
Company "Norands"
T.: 00371 26558483
E-mail: noriks67@inbox.lv

Abava and Kurzeme Region:
Boat rental "Anša laivas"
T.: 00371 26520410
E-mail: meldago@inbox.lv
www.plosti.lv
www.kempingslaipas.lv

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