A seal on land
Michi asked me, whether there are seals in this area. I said yes, but that you can usually only sea thier heads in the water. He accepted the challange and 5 minutes later he spotted one on land.
Good morning Finland
We did not have the obligatry sauna yesterday evening, as we are anchoring in a little bay. Instead Finland is offering uns a beaitiful archipelago sunrise.
And we are off
After a week it is time to say good bye to Tallinn. And we left in style. The first 23 miles were on a truly speedy keel, as we hardly made less than 6,5 to 7 knots. I think Akka got bored after a week in the harbour and wanted…
Bye bye Angelika & Christian
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…
Tallinn by night
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…
Street art
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…
Dirhami
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.
A Railway station
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
Haapsalu
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.…
Flashback
We have been on Kihnu before. Here’s the eveidence