Surprisingly, the sub-zero temperatures were not overly difficult for me to adapt to, but I was certainly thankful for my decision not to wax down in Australia as any extra coverage is a bonus, adding to the 5 layers that I already had on most of the time. Of course, no matter how many layers you had on, the beer coat always made the walk home from the pubs bearable. The ferry ride over to Tallinn was fantastic, a very modern ship with numerous bars, restaurants and entertainment. We went for the 3 hour express ferry on the way over, but on the way back, we went on the ‘party boat’, which was an overnight stay on a much dodgier boat that I’m pretty sure was full of KGB spies the way that people were looking
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