Riga Gulf and ships, and waves.

Jumping off the boat into Riga Gulf

At the beach

The chilly weather does not stop people from being recharged at sea, which is always just minutes away if you live in Riga.

Guest photographer Edgars Lubarts

Sun set in Riga Gulf

Another excellent image sent in from our guest photographer Edgars Lubarts.

Jurmala

Very often politicians come up with the idea of officially merging Jurmala to Riga. Jurmala is a natural extension of Riga and is a long and narrow city at the Western edge of Riga Gulf.

Da best beach in the world:)

You can watch sun setting in the Baltic sea, pack your gear and in one hours drive away you can be on the other side of the Riga Gulf waiting for the sun to rise from the sea. I agree with people who think that Latvia has best beaches in the world - undescovered though:) Having said that, under Soviet regime Jurmala resort got several hundred thousand visitors from other Soviet republics and since the Soviet collapse has not been able to achieve same numbers again.

For a small country with its extraordinarily long shore line you can find all sorts of beaches- quite, crowdy, windy and calm.

Have one guess who is trying to harness the power of wind?

Riga Gulf

Northern wind was cooling it down, but sun made it a fantastic day yesterday.

Lighthouse

A superfine day for sailing in the gulf of Riga. Leaving behind the gate to Daugava and people who often come to spend their time near this lighthouse. On other day it might be me watching yachts and ships going by.

The brightest one in a middle with unspeakable stillness.

This is Riga Gulf in Riga resort city Jurmala (seaside). Amazingly calm today - never seen it like that. Quite a lot people were swimming, some of them sun bathing or playing volley. I didn't turn the camera on them I just walked along the shore occasionally jumping in and out of the water watching waves spreading towards the sun beams.