[1/2] A transit of eastern Latvia. After leaving Rebäse in Estonia we headed for the border with Latvia, aiming for Rāznas nacionālais parks | Rāzna National Park in the Latgale region, the southeastern “Land of Blue Lakes”. Mākoņkalns | Cloud Hill is 248m above sea level—although only about 50m in relative height. At the top are the scant medieval ruins of Volkenberg Castle, although our motive for the short climb was an elevated view of Rāznas ezers | Lake Rāzna, about 2km distant (📷1). Rāzna is Latvia’s largest lake by volume; only watercraft without propellers may enter it (📷2). Reached after some adventurous gravel road (becoming narrow dirt track, then mud), the lake of Ežezers is regarded as one of the most picturesque, with much of the lakeshore seemingly in private ownership (📷3). It contains 33 islands, probably best explored by kayak; we were content with dramatic reflections seen from one of the few public access points (📷4). 🇱🇻 #europe #baltics #latvia #latvija 🚀 #travel 🚐 #camperVan #nomad #roadTrip #vanLife