Very slow getting going this morning due to garlic hangover washed down with too many beers. Eventually left hotel about 10.30. Nothing opens until 11 and we had missed breakfast at hotel no not even a coffee to be had. Decided to take the scenic route to Tartu as found a lake on the map that the border with Russia runs through the middle. Stopped at a funny little place by the lake( too big to see over to Russia) and then headed straight to Tartu. Went to a huge...

Went into old town to have coffee and a bite to eat before packing up and heading off for Rakvere. Roads are surprisingly good here so no dramas driving. Went to castle first so Stephen could get his history fix. Was really good as they had it set up as it was meant to be, with a working smithy, animals in the yard and even a place to try archery. Checked into hotel and then went for a walk. Not very big so had to stop at a bar. Becoming a bad habit this sitting ...

Had a bit of a sleep in then into town and had coffee. Started pouring with rain when walking so went into a shop for shelter. Was a shop selling all things linen so came out with a dress, jacket, hand crafted brooch, pot holder and bread basket, so an expensive shower of rain! Did a free walking tour run by students which was great. No museums and churches, just quirky info about Estonian history. Went for 2 hours and pay by tipping at the end. Had lunch and wen...

Checked out of hotel after breakfast and drove into town. Luckily found a parking space right outside "Rock Temple" so went and had a look. Very good, a church built into a big lump of rock and mostly underground. Went wandering around Helsinki for a while and got hopelessly lost and didn't have a map. By very good luck we eventually found the car so headed straight to ferry terminal. Trip to Tallinn was only 2 hours arriving at 3.40pm, but made the mistake of se...