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Great stuff
1st Jul 2017 8:36 am
DSL Keeper of the wheelie bin
Member Since: 11 May 2006
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First in the queue for the ferry, which is always worrying as I've no-one to follow or in the wrong place.
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Boats not in yet.
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Maybe coz it could be blowing a hoolie out there. And I've just remembered why I like the Channel Tunnel, I don't get seasick on the train!!
PS When the town planners come to redesign Tallinn can they please put in a few less sets of traffic lights, I must have passed through about 40 sets of the things and most seemed to be in red!!
1st Jul 2017 10:09 am
DSL Keeper of the wheelie bin
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Getting busier. Either it means means I'm in the right place or a lot of peeps want to go somewhere else.
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As an interesting aside, the wifey on the left of the two cyclists had just put her bike on a stand. Needless to say it got blown over. You should have seen the look she gave the driver of the grey Subaru when he checked for damage.
And Gabbie has arrived. No lifeboats missing or stuff hanging off so it can't be too bad out there.
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1st Jul 2017 11:06 am
DSL Keeper of the wheelie bin
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Open wide!!!
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Though this bad boy's arrival did introduce an element of doubt re which boat I should be on.
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Note yachtie going out. Mad I tell ya, mad. It's way past beer o'clock.
Bye bye Tallinn, it was brief but meaningful. Meant the last "cheap" diesel for about 4,000 miles!!
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And wuss of a yachtie!! After leaving after beer o'clock he's not even in a hurry and has got half his sails reefed in!
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He's in that pic somewhere, honest.
1st Jul 2017 12:11 pm
GLYNNE
Member Since: 06 Oct 2006
Location: KENT
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Looks fantastic
Brave man going off on your own in the D3
Yours must be one of the most travelled I should think
1st Jul 2017 1:26 pm
DSL Keeper of the wheelie bin
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It does get around. 20 countries on 2 continents at last count.
Sorry MrH, the quest to fulfill your requirement for a particular brand of firewater has ended in failure.
Mind you there is this stuff for the true whisky connoisseur.
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1st Jul 2017 2:14 pm
DSL Keeper of the wheelie bin
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Finland ahoy, as the nautical peeps say. I'd just say it was bleedin close!!
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And closer on the other side!!!!
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Good to see the Finish Navy's only submarine got out the way.
Have a great trip DSL!
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1st Jul 2017 4:43 pm
DSL Keeper of the wheelie bin
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Quick left turn otherwise I'm visiting Rooskieland.
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And this is the road I'll be following for the next few days, presently right at the southern tip of it.
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Now looking for a wild camping spot and guess what, the wind has died and the mossies are out.
1st Jul 2017 5:47 pm
ClassikFan
Member Since: 02 Nov 2016
Location: Surrey
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Looks fab but I'm not sure I'd do that trip on my own. We have Finnish dogs and my wife has been many times by only by plane. Didn't realise you had to pass through so many countries to get there.
1st Jul 2017 8:49 pm
Kingmav66
Member Since: 20 Jul 2010
Location: Gloucestershire
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Safe journey Del, see you when you're back!LRs are a fond memory, apart from the maintenance.
1st Jul 2017 8:56 pm
DSL Keeper of the wheelie bin
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Cheers chaps. CF, you can get there with a few less countries ticked off by going via Denmark & Sweden, then o/night ferry. Siiiiiimples.
Last night's wild camping spot. Nice and quiet, gravel pit off a track off the road. Goog Maps sat images are fab for that kind of thing. A lot less mossies, though they were around. I just campervanned it as CBAed putting up the oztent.
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I wonder if they have a problem with thefts, particularly by Russians. Quite a few warnings of video surveillance with the text in Russian first and larger.
And today I am starting to my cottage in Bieszczady mountains. Here (in Warsaw) and there (in South) is raining but I don't care I will have a one week to rest
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2nd Jul 2017 6:29 am
Snowman
Member Since: 06 Aug 2016
Location: Holmfirth
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Just wondered if driving via St Petersburg was an option as you were quite close.. Andy.
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