Day 122 Off to the Curonian Spit.

We set off this morning down to the docks to the foot ferry for the 10 minute trip to the Spit.  When we got to the other side we hired a taxi to take us to Witches Hill, wait for us while we visited it and then take us to Nida.  We could have taken buses, but it was more complicated and the timing had to be very precise.  The day was beautiful, but just a bit chilly.  This was the same trip we took with the library faculty a couple of weeks ago, and just as much fun this trip as last.  We had lunch at a cafe in Nida, walked around a bit and toured the Amber museum.  The taxi picked us up at 3 o'clock and we headed back to the ferry.  It took about 45 minutes.

We had about a 10 minute wait until the ferry was ready for us to board, and Sandy and I spoke to some  of the school kids who were also waiting.  One boy returned our greeting and then walked off to say something to a group of his friends.  In a second they came over to talk and then a few more and a few more.  When we got on the ferry and sat down on seats on the deck, some girls came over.  One said her grandmother lives in New York.  They were 3/4 graders and all but one take English twice a week.  She has lessons 3 days per week.  The original boy told us they were on a school excursion.  I said that we call it a field trip.  A little later another boy came up and spoke of the school excursion and the first boy said "a field trip".  It was so cute.  We all talked and after we got off the ferry, another girl came up and said she was so glad to have someone to talk to in English.  She was from England, but had lived in Lithuania for 6 of her 10 years.   They seemed to be happy to have met us, but I know Sandy and I were thrilled to visit with them.

They wanted to know if we liked Lithuania, how we happened to be there and if we knew any Lithuanian.  I told them some of the things I had learned, and one girl helped me with my pronounciation.  I was excited by how much they knew and how well they spoke.  They had a 2-3 hour bus ride back home to Kaunas.

We came home, took a little rest and then walked over to have dinner.  Then we all decided on an early bedtime, because we were pooped.