24. Jun 2025

Pärnu Kesklinn - Tahkuranna

Photo 1: Today I arrived at the Baltic Sea...

Photo 2: You can tell by the window reflection of the Estonian woman that today was not a beach. Today is also a national holiday in Estonia, Midsummer's Day, where they will celebrate the dusk meeting the dawn. I have actually enjoyed the daylight going to late in the evening and the sunrise being at about 4.00 in the morning. I would wake up, because it is so bright and think: "Oh, I must have overslept!" Then I would like at the clock and say to myself: "Nice! I can stay in bed for another two hours or so!"

Photo 3: One of the paths along the coast

Photo 4: Shortly after I crossed this bridge, I sat on a bench to check my hiking app. An older Estonian man actually approached me, said hello and asked me where I was heading... and people he was with, probably relatives, kept on going. This was the first time that that happened on this trip. I quickly told him my story and wished him God's blessings so he could catch up with his family, now waiting about 75 meters away.

Photo 5: Path through the woods

I was able to avoid rain for most of the walk. It really rained hard in the evening, though. I was glad that the owner of the camp ground let me sleep in my sleeping bag in a vacant cabin that had not yet been made up after the last visitors. I had a good talk with the owner and was able to pray for him. He had spent about 10 years in the USA and Canada and could speak good English.