Unknown to me you had to book at least a day in advance for the ferry as it appear to be a popular route from Tallinn to Helsinki. I arrived at the ferry port to catch the 14:00 but was told it was full, but if someone dropped out I could have their place. For this I had to wait until 20 mins before the gate closed. I waited but unfortunately they couldn’t squeeze me on. So I went back and booked myself in at the campsite for yet another night.
I spent Thursday walking around Tallinn and taking a few pictures. It’s all setup with a medieval theme, even the people are dressed up too. How authentic this really is I’m not sure but it certainly gave it a medieval atmosphere. One thing I realised though is Estonia is a lot more expensive than the eastern European countries that preceded it. It also has the Euro so perhaps this is something to do with it.
I had met up with Rene again as we were travelling in the same direc
tion up to this point. We were chatting in the evening when we were joined by yet another cycle tourer with at least 10 years’ experience of European cycle touring. I didn’t get his name, but he was slightly eccentric and could talk for Denmark.
One thing I have noticed about being this far north is it doesn’t actually get very dark in the evenings and its getting light around 3am. Nnot much further north and its daylight 24/7.
Anyway, today I actually got the ferry from Tallinn to Helsinki. It was only a two hour trip. Once I had arrived I made my way to a campsite that is 10 miles out of the city. I’ll cycle in to the centre tomorrow and have a look around. I also need to buy some oil for my bike chain and tighten my brooks saddle.