We biked 36 miles today for a total of 336 miles. Today was partly sunny all day. I wore a T shirt, while others wore light biking jackets. No threat of rain. Our best day so far. Near perfect. Good biking weather. We left our hostel in Kastna at 9:30 am, earlier than usual. We had an excellent breakfast prepare by our hard working hostess. As we biked away, the owner's friendly dog followed us down the road for 3 km. We eventually called her and met her half with her dog in tow. Stopped a few churches, mainly Orthodox. Stopped Lindi bog - interesting natural area with sandy bogs with low nutrient need plants, due to the sandy soil draining so quickly. Had lunch at a local bar just we entered Parnu. I will probably ... read more

Biked 57 miles today for a total of 260 miles. Woke up to partly sunny skies with a brisk wind out of the Southwest, which provided a nice tailwind all day. Did not have to deal with rain until we were safely secured at our next stop on Muhu Island. We made our way out of Kuressaare along the east coast of Saaremaa Island. We stopped at Piret's boulder along the way. Had lunch in Orissaare . Crossed the earthen bridge that links Saaremaa and Muhu islands. We flew across this as the wind blew with gusto. Briefly visited a windmill on the far side of the bridge called Eemu. Pam bought a wooden carved spatula here. Later we stopped at the Hellamaa Orthodox, built in 1864, and graveyard. Very shortly after we arrived at our ... read more

Biked 41 miles today for a total of 170 miles.Woke up to overcast skies. The afternoon we had some intermittent heavy rain and wind until about 4:00 pm.We headed south out of Kardla on Hiiumaa Island. We went to the Kassare area that is actually an island attached by a bridge. We ventured out to the Saare tirp ( which is a spit of land that juts out into the Baltic Sea). Here we saw wild horses and a beautiful waterfowl migratory area, observing several species of birds. A lot of singing by these birds. The story is Saare Tirp was the failed attempt by giant brothers to build a land bridge between southern Huimaa and northerin Saaremaa islands. They got in a quarrel and never finished it. Estonian Paul Bunyan. There is a large statue ... read more

Biked 35 Miles today for a total of 106 Miles.Light spritz of rain intermittently in the AM, but turned cloudy later. The evening was partly sunny. Starting to set a pattern.Had an excellent breakfast at the Padise Manor. This was one of better places we have stayed in Europe. Very well managed and great restaurant. Quickly toured the monastery before we left.Bought some provisions for lunch as there are sparse places to eat for lunch down the road again.Headed down the road, pretty much stayed on HWY 17 the whole way to Haapsula.Went through a lot forested land with occasional creeks. Looked a lot like northern Minnesota or northern Michigan at times. Saw a lot of interesting wild flowers. Birds serenaded as we biked along.Gary has been having problems with his foot slipping off his right ... read more

No biking today, total mileage 25 miles. Day started with rain, but cleared off in the evening for a beautiful night. Walked over to the Tallink cruise ship dock and met Bobbie and Gary. They had just completed a cruise from Helsinki to St Petersburg Russia to Helsinki. They then to the ferry to Tallinn, hence meeting them today. They had a great trip, onjoying the many tours of St Petersburg. They also have a blog of their trip at : http://www.garyeiler.com We showed them around Tallinn. We are now staying at a middle class apartment in a 13th century building - large bathroom, ample space, loads of teas from around the world. Very nice place. Went out to eat at a predominately Russian restaurant. I had Wild Boar ( pretty good). Others had fish and ... read more