Today we left our park at Krapi Telkimisala and drove up to Tallinn, but not before taking a morning walk on the beach! Found a map that puts the place into perspective. All through the forest there are little stoves set up with seats around them, and these make perfect camping spots for those in tents!
On our walk, we noticed some rain squalls out to sea. It looked as if we might meet up with them at some point, but what the heck, it makes the driving interesting!
Okay, a few of the usual travel shots. We noticed a group of horses sharing a field with storks. We also noticed piles of timber on the edge of the forest — the trees had been felled, but not stripped of foliage before being stacked. They do a lot of woodworking around here, and probably some of the branches would come in useful in the finished product! And, of course, a lot is used for firewood!
We stopped off at a roadside cafe for coffee. We were the second vehicle in there, so had the whole parking area to choose from. Later comers seem to like our little van — when we came out, we found that we were parked in. Not only that, but one of the vehicles parking us in was soon itself parked in! Poetic justice. But someone pulled out, leaving us room to squeeze our way back to the highway!
Talking about the highway, we were intrigued at some of the road maintenance. So often we have found that the constant passage of heavy traffic has made the surface of the road sink under the tyres, leaving two shallow indentations running up the road. Instead of resurfacing the whole road, here they often apparently just fill up the indentations, leaving a rather weird road patterning!
We got into Tallinn in the early afternoon, and drove in through the outer suburbs, where the timber houses are very substantial. The gardens tend to resemble the forests outside town!
We also met up with a couple of trams, from different eras!
Distance driven — today, 122 miles ( 196 km ); to date, 25,805 miles ( 41,529 km )
It was suggested to us when we were in Finland that the road indentations were made worse by winter tyres, some even have built in studs. The massive amount of roadworks may be caused by the limited time available before winter cold and snow set in. But cold and snow do not seem to be the problem you face at the moment!
ReplyDeleteAnd about the comment you made in an earlier post re. taking a bus across the river instead of walking .. after all the walking you have done, I can't accept any suggestion you are lazy; footsore and tired, I could accept, but not lazy!!
Really love catching up on your travelogue - your photos are great Warren, in addition to the commentary. Keep enjoying. Have you come into contact with the Romany folk in Tallinn? I was fascinated with how they wear all their clothing, and therefore the women folk appear to have very wide hips. They just take the bottom skirt off to wash, and pop it over the top when dry. We were also warned about the "fake beggars" in Tallinn - wanting money for drugs.
ReplyDeleteLove the comments by your bloggers too. Hi Russell and Dorothy. An interesting place, and glad you found a coffee spot. Being hemmed in just means a second coffee and perhaps another cake for me. Any way, love the photos and the blog is fun too. Take lots of care, love ya, Cathy
ReplyDeleteDear Dorothy, Russell
ReplyDeleteNo Romanies, unfortunately. And the beggars are mainly displaced persons. And, Russell, no pickpockets! Either we're living a charmed life, or the problem has been cleaned up somewhat.