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Camino Estonia day 16: Tõrva – Valga (29km)
Camino Estonia is now complete! 330km from Tallinn Dome church to Valga St. John church. It is the first time I can start the journey from my doorstep. I plan to continue walking from here next year. I already passed the starting hill of Camino Latvia from a very close distance. Today was the first…
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Camino Estonia day 15: Taagepera church – Tõrva (17km)
I had previously agreed over the phone to get a stamp from the church today. It forced me to walk a kilometer backwards, but I don’t count that one. It will be my last stamp before finishing. The weather has gotten cold and rainy. I used my winter hiking coat and shoes to make sure…
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Camino Estonia day 14: Halliste – Taagepera church (26km)
I fell asleep very early yesterday. I was just so tired. This means I also woke up early and didn’t have much to do. Around 1.5 hours before sunrise I was already out the door and into the darkness. It was quite eerie walking past the cemetery with candles lighting up the graves in complete…
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Camino Estonia day 13: Kõpu – Halliste (26km)
A lot of logistical planning went into this one. To get a stamp from Kõpu church the priestess organized it to be at the cafe across the street just for me. The lady who runs the cafe agreed to open the door before official hours just so I could get my stamp. Halliste church office…
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Camino Estonia day 12: Tipu Looduskool – Kõpu (14km)
Three months of recovery from a sprained ankle… It took a month for the large swelling to drop. It took another month for the foot not to swell up slightly after every walk. For the last month I kept doing regular short walks to make the injured part strong enough to handle a walk this…
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Camino Estonia day 11: Soomaa RMK – Tipu Looduskool (10km)
I twisted my ankle real bad within the first hundred meters today. I was running away from horseflies. I was not sure at first if they are hornets, wasps or horseflies. They did have yellow and black stripes on their bodies. As I kept walking, there was more and more of them so I wanted…
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Camino Estonia day 10: Tori – Soomaa RMK (22km)
This is my first time starting a hike in the evening after work. I did not race against the sunset, since the sun does not set before midnight currently. I had to race against the late evening mosquito hour (they come out in groups around 9pm). I have been patiently waiting for the perfect weekend…
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Camino Estonia day 9: Pärnu-Jaagupi – Tori (31km)
I started a little after the sunrise today. It’s the first time on this Camino I could hit the trail so early. The weather was -4 Celsius when I started and got all the way to +14 later on. A perfect sunny day with no wind at all. Getting out of Pärnu-Jaapupi I headed towards…
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Camino Estonia day 8: Kivi-Vigala – Pärnu-Jaagupi (19km)
There was still snow in Tallinn when I left this morning. Luckily it starts to warm up now. Several farmers have already ploughed through their fields to make the ground softer. In Kivi-Vigala village I was able to visit the congregation house and get my stamp there. It not so easy to reach the place…
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Camino Estonia day 7: Kaguvere – Kivi-Vigala (20km)
Beautiful sunny day for a hike. It did not feel as cold as yesterday anymore and snow is starting to melt fast. Hopefully it will be at least half a year until the next snowfall. In the morning I got my stamp from Märjamaa congregation house. It seems that I should stop waiting for Sunday…
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Camino Estonia day 6: Riidaku – Kaguvere (19km)
It was a long day of hiking. The sudden cold snap made snow appear again. Last time I had left off next to a highway. Today, I had to walk that car road for 3km. I had assumed that highway walking was the hardest part of the day, but the trail switched to a former…
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Camino Estonia day 5: Rapla – Riidaku (21km)
First thing I wanted was to get the stamp from Rapla church. By midday I was ready to continue hiking. The heavy rain for the day had passed. There was still a little rain every now and then, but nothing too bad. A thermos full of hot tea kept me cozy for the day. I…
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