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| Me at the end of our 4km hike, quite the view! |
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| Sunset on the island of Saaremaa, Estonia |
Hello all! I know that this is again a little outdated, as I traveled to the Estonian islands Saaremaa and Hiumaa nearly two weeks ago, but with finals week following my trip I had little time to compose a blog post for it. For starters my friends and I rented a car and drove to the islands, took the ferry, stayed in cute little cottages for two nights. It was a really nice time and especially because the friends I went with definitely are the adventurous kind, we stopped at various lighthouses and beaches, also other significant landmarks on the island. I bet they could write a guide book to the island, that's how much they researched it! Saaremaa was a beautiful island, quite large and full of nature, because we went in the Spring, it was especially spectacular! Flowers everywhere, green grass, and fields of wild plants, absolutely amazing. I think overall within the two islands we stopped at 5 or 6 lighthouses. So many to see and we didn't even see them all! One which we climbed the stairs to the top of had an amazing view, overlooking the Baltic Sea and its surrounding islands. In the island of Hiumaa, our cottage we stayed at had a sauna in it! It was crazy awesome! So that night after a huge BBQ feast, we went in the sauna and then ran 1 km to the Baltic Sea and went swimming at midnight. Such a fun experience and one I will surely never forget! The next day we drove around Hiumaa and "Surfers Paradise" a special beach who was known for their surfing capabilities. A nice beach too, so we ate a picnic lunch there and swam again in the Sea. We also managed to fit in a hike, which was nothing like Washington's hikes, this one was entirely flat... At the end of the weekend we took the ferry to the mainland and drove back to Tartu, and didn't arrive until 2 in the morning! A long weekend, but well spent and full of fun!
