18. Jun 2025

Hageri - Rapla

Photo 1: Many of the larger grocery stores in Estonia have a buffet section where you can buy a salad or a meal to take with you. That is nice for walking like I do. When that is not the case, I often take a can of tuna fish with me on the trail. When I bought this one, I asked the person at the cash register to confirm that I was buying tuna fish and not cat food...

Photo 2: There are some markings for the Way of St. James like this yellow arrow, but nothing like in Switzerland, France and Spain. It is good that I have each hike already mapped out in my hiking app. The occasional yellow arrow is a nice confirmation that you are heading the right way.

Photo 3: Walking through Estonia...

Photo 4: There are many birch trees which speaks to the fact that there is much water for them to drink. Indeed it has rained almost every day since I have been, fortunately not so much while I was walking, and thankfully that I not yet have needed to sleep in the tent. That will come next week...

Photo 5: In Rapla I stayed the night at the Rapla Free Church (Baptist). I joined in on the men's Bible study that evening. They were working their way through a Kay Arthur Bible Study on the subject of "Getting connected to God." I was able to share some insights and Snail-Trail stories and prayed for the men at the end of the meeting. One man said he would remember that evening for many years to come. I guess they do not have many pilgrims come through who participate like that. Actually I was just the fourth pilgrim to stay at their church so far this year.