Lost in a Forest and Dead End Road

Tue, Jul 16, 2024

Tallinn, Estonia to Marjamaa, Estonia

miles today 47.8

miles so far 1177.8

feet climbed today 781.0

feet climbed so far 38,804.0

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We left after breakfast around 830am. The forecast was for cloudy skies but no rain. It rained on us before we got out of Tallinn. 

We followed our carefully planned and highly scrutinized route... and ended up lost in a forest with deep sand, a steep hill, and narrow paths. It eventually led us to a paved road so we weren't lost very long. Getting rained on and lost was all in the first hour of our ride. 

We did see a couple of people walking on this trail... they probably wandered what in the world we were doing there. 

Here's proof that we made it back to civilization. 

Then we got to this nice path along the highway. 

After the rain and getting lost in the forest, we followed our route right to a dead end street where some angry dogs lived. 

I didn't stop to get a picture of the angry dogs... we skeedaddled out of there. We went back to the highway and took a path,  then a side road. 

When we came to this very narrow bridge,  I thought we were in for another adventure.  But, it led to a nice side road that followed the highway. 

We stopped at a gas station to eat our lunch.  Then mostly followed the highway and side roads when they appeared. 

We made it to Marjamaa Hostel & Pub around 4pm. The cost for this place is $56 for the night. No breakfast. 

Across from the hostel is a big old church, 

The Marjamaa Church.

Here on some pictures of the inside that I got from the website (link above).

One of many old crosses in the cemetery.

I got pasta with chicken in the pub. It was good but nothing to write about in a blog. Um.

Today was the warmest weather we have experienced.  It got up to 86. Also, the last few days, we've been sleeping with screenless windows open... no more mosquitoes.