Having guests on Akka is always a privilege and the visit from Angelika and Christian was no exception. This year their call was even more appreciated, as the wind finally changed into my favour after their arrival in Riga. We leisurley sailed the 220 nm from Riga to Tallinn and…
Walking around a beautiful city by night is always very special. I try fit in a night stroll with my camera whenever I am in a spectacular place. Having the city to oneself in a quiet night atmosphere is very magical. Imagine my surprise, when I got up at 3am…
The corner next to the railway station and the food market is the aquivalent to Vienna’s Yppenplatz. Modern, colourful, surprising and cool. The difference is that in Tallinn it is about 5 times the size and sports loads of intersting street art and gourmet restaurants. Have I mentioned that I…
A fixture in my travels in this area is Dirhami. Not only because it is in a strategic good position, but also because there is a wonderful restaurant. Yesterday we had a great time with crews from 3 other boats. I am already looking forward to coming back next week.
Haapsalu has a lovely old railway station that was built for the tsar. The building is well preserved and some old steam engines and carriages are parked on the disused tracks. Lovely
A very strange feeling came over me today. I know for certain that I have been to Haapsalu before and I have some vivid images of the castle and the promenenade in my mind. But I was totally lost about the harbour. No memory at all. Strange! But so what.…
We have been on Kihnu before. Here’s the eveidence
One of the learnings this year is, that there are hardly any sailors in this area. On the leg from Riga to Ruhnu we saw 1 sail boat. From Rihnu – Kihnu none and from Kihnu to Muhu 3 sail boats. All that on a journey of about 120 nms.…
A lovey sail from Ruhnu to Kihnu was followed by a busy night. We had above 20 kts of wind from the side and Nils complained noisily so that I had to get up at 2 am to pull him out of the water. Nils can be a real pain…
A slow morning on Ruhnu followed by a walk across the island. And just when the thunderstorm came, we made it to Liisa, a cafe plus accomodations, all styled in a lovely rural taste. Christian and I then walked to the north end of the island and donated a lot…