19. Jun 2025

Rapla - Märjamaa

Video: Walking across a foot bridge in Estonia

Photo 1: Today was my first hike over 30 kilometers (30.76 km). There will be many more to come.

Photo 2: An old estate house built with wood in the typical Estonian fashion

Photo 3: Estonian meadow. I am not always walking on dirt roads along grassy fields and through forests. But they are nice when I have them.

Photo 4: I think I would much rather have a moose cross my path than a bear. I have not seen one yet, but I think I have heard one in the forest.

Photo 5: Church tower in the town of Rapla. I had a room booked at a sports complex and arrived just before it started to rain. The whole day I saw almost no one. I said to God that he knows where I am and where I am going, and that if there would be someone he wanted me to talk to, he could certainly make it happen. When I got to the reception of the sports complex, that talk took place. The lady was very friendly and curious to know about my walk that day and where my destination would be. She was surprised that I was 68 and walking such a distance with such a heavy backpack. I said that I was walking with Jesus and he helps me do it. She said that she tries to experience Jesus when she would go in a church to pray. I explained that experiencing Jesus begins when we open our heart and say yes to him. Her colleague was then waiting to show me my room. I then asked them if they would like to try to lift my backpack. It was too heavy for them. I said that Jesus gives me the strength to carry it...