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“Living in quarantine conditions, I really lacked movement, nature and new experiences. As soon as the traffic restrictions between municipalities were lifted, I immediately started walking from Vilnius to Palanga, “Mantvydas said,” I decided to go on foot, because it would be too small a challenge to take a bicycle to the coast. And it was more difficult to walk, and you had to carry the backpack, and it took much longer, even 15 days. “
When asked what people had to know during this period, the boy did not hesitate to answer that he did not agree with bad people. “When I went to more remote homes to ask for clean water, many were surprised that I was alone on such a long journey on foot.
I am glad that I have always received support: when an unknown woman found out about my goal, she even went to pay for my shopping cart in a rural store, “the young man opened.
Traveling from the capital to the coast, Mantvydas chose forest trail routes with nearby bodies of water to find the right place to spend the night, cook on a campfire, bathe and, of course, admire the awakening of nature.
I also had some unpleasant moments when, preparing for a place to spend the night, I left the camp with rechargeable solar panels, which were swept away by long fingers as they passed. This caused annoyance to the traveler and of course spoiled the mood for a while. But even for this incident, the young man is not inclined to blame anyone: “I have taken this as a lesson that we must be more careful next time.”
Mantvydas does not hide that there were difficulties during the trip: “In the first days I felt a great pain in the muscles of the legs, new shoes rubbed my feet a lot and the weather conditions did not spoil me either – I had to come to the terms of the wind, rain and snow. Throughout the journey, the warmest and sunniest days hardly followed.
Didn’t want to turn around and come back in a few days? “It really happened, but I have developed a trait, if I am starting something, I have to do it until the end, whatever happens. Sometimes it is not easy to be with myself, confronted with my thoughts, my fears, but once again I proved myself that I can overcome all difficulties ”, the boy assured me.
Mantvydas is not referring to his marches: “I think everyone could do it, just maybe it would take a little more determination and faith in what you are doing. Since childhood I have been accompanied by these types of walks, starting with the Lithuanian Riflemen Union and ending with walks and camps organized by the Lithuanian Union of Healthy People, where I not only had to participate but also be a volunteer ”.
By the time I spoke to Mantvydas, it had only been a few days since the trip, but he was already facing other self-assessment challenges: running a marathon next summer.
When asked what advice would be given to those who wanted to follow his example of where to start, the young man replied that there is no way to dive directly into such tests: And the best way to acquire vital skills is youth camps and marches. organized by the Union of Healthy People of Lithuania “.
“Participation in such hikes or camps gives young people not only a knowledge of nature and the basics of camping in the forest, but also educates independent travelers who accept nature as their home and live there courageously. . The Mantvydas journey is a great example.
Almost anyone can do it, but only a small part understands it and an even smaller part does. I’m glad that the young people who grew up in the camps then volunteer or work there and become leaders, educate other important travelers, inspire, teach and support each other, ”said the LSS president, Simonas Dailidė.
Since the age of 14, Mantvydas has not missed any of the WILD YOUTH camps organized by Simonas Dailidė and Lukrecija Augustaitytė. This year, August 9-15, the Wild Youth Camp will be twice as big and there are almost no spots left! Travel with you for those for whom wildlife is a welcoming home.
