Monday 25 June 2018

Estonia.

Estonia

Tallin is a port city that attracts, what appears to be, a never ending procession of Mediterranean cruise ships. 
Away from the port and ferry terminal, to which we arrived after a night crossing from Finland, we set about finding a parking lot for the night. On ioverlander we find a public carpark around the corner from the residence of the president. Very convenient as we intended on dropping in for a cup of tea in the morning. He obviously didn't know we were in town as the guards weren't told to expect us.
Tallin has an 'old city'. Like any 'old city' best to arrive early to avoid the tourist groups.
In rural Estonia we didn't see any other independent overlanders during our time there. We were treated as objects of curiosity, and suspicion, by the locals living near one camping area that we found using our mapping app. 
Wild camping in the forests is generally easy to find and more private. 
The country side is much like Finland. A little to flat with monoculture fir forests.


Building beside the Presidents residents in Tallinn.

Tallinn old walled town.

Russian Orthodox Cathedral in Tallinn.

Tallinn.

Just one of the gems you come across walking around Tallinn.

Loved these storks foraging in the fields.

Got a ferry out to Saaremaa island and spent a few days exploring.
Many of these old windmills in the countryside. The wooden pole protruding from the back is used to turn the whole mill around to face the wind.

We came across this decaying old church out in the forest. The community that built it must have moved away. It was huge.

Camped near these old fishing huts in a huge wetlands area.

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