We had a long day on the road after leaving Riga. We were now driving through the entire country of Lithuania, which pretty much translated into endless fields and rural villages. Even though the route of Via Baltica is under a lot of construction (by the European Union), the roads are still way slower than the western counterparts: most of the time they go right through town centers, speed limits are lowered down around each village, roads have commonly only two lanes and there are crossroads and traffic lights on the way. These factors combined with plenty of other issues result in longer driving hours.