It is our first shitty rainy day since starting this trip 6 weeks ago. It is a short 1 hour drive to the border. We fill up on fuel before crossing as once we hit Europe it is about twice the price. We try to get rid of all our last roubles at the gas station – we buy some cd’s for a couple of bucks each but they are all shit. We had about $10 worth of roubles left that we just can’t spend – not bad. The exit out of Russia is good. There is a 500m bridge of no mans land to the Estonian border. Greg goes first with Maurice and paves the way for the rest of us. Last year they had never seen the new NZ passports and it took quite some time to explain to them that the Aotearoa printed on the front is New Zealand. We thought this might happen again so we put stickers over the Aotearoa bit on ours and we get through easy.The scenery changes as we are close to the sea. The roads are better and the driving instantly changes to something a bit more like home.This is the first time we have seen the sea in 5 weeks. The drive into the old part of Tallin where our Hotel is is thrilling. The roads are cobbled and not very wide. There are people walking everywhere and we bowl in with our cars. We get a whole lots of stares and waves and even a salute from one guy! There are a lot of tourists here wandering this historical area. The Hotel – St Olavs is 13th century. The rooms are small but gorgeous. There is no lift and we are on the 3rd floor. It is like a rabbit warren to get there.
Am dreading the 2 hour ferry to Helsinki tomorrow……
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