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November 2019: stand up paddling from Vilnius to Rusne, 380km

16-23 November, Andrea Ricci and Alessandra Pieroncini will challenge the unfriendly season for a new adventure on Lithuanian waterways.

They will use a 680cm long sup board (DragonSup) and equipment to face cold, rain, snow.

The adventure is the only Lithuanian Action listed in the European Week for Waste Reduction, a European initiative aiming to promote the implementation of awareness-raising actions about sustainable resource and waste management during the week 16-24 November 2019.

Reduce waste, Reuse products, Recycle material are key points for VandensJudejimas. During this tour (as in all our lifestyle) waste is reduced to a minimum: most of our food is natural and is packed in paper or in glass, water is in steel bottles, all our electronic devices use rechargeable batteries. We're proud to take part to this initiative in the name of Lithuania! https://www.ewwr.eu/actions/project_archive_new/paddling-for-nature

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Program

• Saturday 16 November: Vilnius - Grigiskes, 30km

  • start 12h00: Valakampių I paplūdimys, P7JX+7G Vilnius

  • finish 15h00 (estimate): M3QG+3H Grigiškės

• Sunday 17 November: Grigiskes - Kernave, 50km

  • start 08h00: M3QG+3H Grigiškės

  • finish 15h00 (estimate): VRPH+HW Mitkiškės

• Monday 18 November: Kernave - Jonava, 55km

  • start 08h00: VRPH+HW Mitkiškės

  • finish 15h00 (estimate): 37CQ+XJ Jonava

• Tuesday 19 November: Jonava - Kaunas, 40km

  • start 08h00: 37CQ+XJ Jonava

  • stop at 11:00 (estimate) at Panerio poilsiavietė: XX5W+M2 Lapės

  • stop at 13:00 (estimate) at Kauno pilis: WV2M+5R Kaunas

  • finish 15h00 (estimate): WV28+9R Kaunas

• Wednesday 20 November: Kaunas (no paddling)

• Thursday 21 November: Kaunas - Raudone, 60km

  • start 08h00: WV28+CV Kaunas

  • finish 15h00 (estimate): 34RH+JG Raudonė

• Friday 22 November: Raudone - Smalininkai, 38km

• Saturday 23 November: Smalininkai - Panemune, 53km

• Sunday 24 November, Panemune - Rusne, 46km

Some articles:

• https://madeinvilnius.lt/naujienos/gyvenimas/vilnieciai/lietuva-pamiles-italas-su-drakono-irklente-plauks-nuo-vilniaus-iki-rusnes/

• https://www.lrt.lt/naujienos/gyvenimas/13/1116238/lietuva-pamiles-italas-irklente-plauks-nuo-vilniaus-iki-rusnes

• https://m.diena.lt/naujienos/lietuva/salies-pulsas/irklenciu-entuziastai-savaite-plauks-nemunu-939688 

• https://www.zmones.lt/naujiena/lietuva-pamiles-italas-su-biciule-irklentemis-leidosi-i-kelione-nuo-vilniaus-iki-rusnes.d7818671-07a1-11ea-9fe0-aa000054c883

• https://alytausgidas.lt/naujiena/29187-keliautojas-a-ricci-netekusi-svarios-gamtos-lietuva-taps-skurdzia-zeme

• https://www.15min.lt/gyvenimas/naujiena/laisvalaikis/italui-a-ricci-plaukianciam-nuo-vilniaus-iki-rusnes-teko-nutraukti-kelione-pavoge-irklente-1038-1234876?fbclid=IwAR1tpdET2FY7Ff3SbCnFIcCVkpy6JRVKMsDlIypCSpFvAtdt5rsGlozVjV8

• https://www.jonavoszinios.lt/naujiena/italu-kelione-su-irklente-per-lietuva-tesiasi

• https://www.15min.lt/m/id/gyvenimas/laisvalaikis/italams-pavyko-is-vilniaus-isplauke-irklente-po-8-dienu-pasieke-rusne-1038-1236824

• https://www.15min.lt/gyvenimas/naujiena/laisvalaikis/lietuva-pamiles-italas-andrea-dziaugiuosi-kad-esu-pirmas-uzsienietis-irklente-tyrinejantis-jusu-upes-1038-1240942

May 2019: the Neris river from Vilnius to Kaunas, 170km

18-21 May 2019, Andrea Ricci has stand up paddled in 4 days the section  of the Neris river between the '2 capitals': the political Capital Vilnius, and the cultural capital Kaunas (170km).

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The daily stages:

• SA 18 MAY Karaliaus Mindaugo bridge, Vilnius - Grigiskes, 25km

• SU 19 MAY Grigiskes - Kernave 50km

• MO 20 MAY Kernave - Jonava 55km

• TU 21 MAY Jonava - Kaunas castle 40km

The Start: Italian Andrea Ricci in Vilnius https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XYDvpffOLko

A journalist who interviewed Andrea at the arrival in Kaunas has written a nice article: 

https://www.15min.lt/pasaulis-kiseneje/naujiena/per-lietuva/irklente-neri-iveikes-italas-issilaipino-kaune-jeigu-galiu-as-gali-kiekvienas-642-1148242

Further articles below:

• https://www.diena.lt/naujienos/vilnius/miesto-pulsas/nuotykis-italas-pasiryzo-nuo-vilniaus-iki-kauno-nuplaukti-irklente-914546

• https://www.toopics.com/p/2048835198235196359_1012822916

• https://www.facebook.com/1067612823274566/posts/2193989500636887/

• https://stapico.com/photos/2048835198235196359_1012822916

• https://www.15min.lt/pasaulis-kiseneje/naujiena/per-lietuva/nuotykiu-ieskotojas-is-italijos-irklente-plaukia-nuo-vilniaus-iki-kauno-642-1146776

• https://www.lrytas.lt/sportas/startai/2019/05/18/news/nuotykiu-ieskotojas-is-italijos-pasiryzo-irklente-nuplaukti-is-vilniaus-i-kauna-10402339/

• https://www.lrt.lt/naujienos/gyvenimas/13/1060296/italo-nuotykiai-lietuvoje-pasiryzo-nuo-vilniaus-iki-kauno-nuplaukti-irklente

• https://www.zmones.lt/naujiena/nuotykiu-ieskotojas-is-italijos-pasiryzo-nuo-vilniaus-iki-kauno-nuplaukti-irklente.4dd6ef99-7966-11e9-86a7-aa000054c883

• https://www.sportas.lt/naujiena/276295/nuotykiu-ieskotojas-is-italijos-pasiryzo-nuo-vilniaus-iki-kauno-nuplaukti-irklente

• https://madeinvilnius.lt/naujienos/gyvenimas/nuotykiu-ieskotojas-is-italijos-pasiryzo-nuo-vilniaus-iki-kauno-nuplaukti-irklente/

• https://www.vilniuje.info/news/2397718/nuotykiu-ieskotojas-is-italijos-pasiryzo-nuo-vilniaus-iki-kauno-nuplaukti-irklente

• https://theworldnews.net/lt-news/nuotykis-italas-pasiryzo-nuo-vilniaus-iki-kauno-nuplaukti-irklente

• http://www.sportas.info/naujienos/49072-is_vilniaus_i_kauna_staciomis_ant_lentos.html

• https://www.etaplius.lt/nuotykiu-ieskotojas-is-italijos-pasiryzo-nuo-vilniaus-iki-kauno-nuplaukti-irklente

• https://www.jonavoszinios.lt/naujiena/keturiu-dienu-kelione-neries-upe-italo-keliautojo-stotele---jonava/

• https://www.15min.lt/pasaulis-kiseneje/naujiena/per-lietuva/irklente-neri-iveikes-italas-issilaipino-kaune-jeigu-galiu-as-gali-kiekvienas-642-1148242