Flood

Day 15 - a surprising end...😳

Relaxed start to our island day. We headed to the sparsely populated north of Saaremaa.🚙 Two out of three top attractions on the island - advertised on 'Müli-Bitsch'n'😁 - can be found there.

Stop 1 at the Panga Cliff: Well, with a length of 3km and a height of about 21m, they are not the Irish Cliffs of Moher.😊 But: Panga has many advantages.👍 No tourist crowds, fairytale-like pines that even hug each other😉, a path along the cliff without barriers. Be careful!🤓 Conclusion: Points victory for Panga, very beautiful and peaceful.🥇🏆

Must-see number two, the windmills of Angla, offered not only visits to the mills, but also a variety of old vehicles and equipment. The animals wanted to drive with everything...😊🚜🚜

Top destination number three, a meteorite crater, we left aside today. Instead, there were nice beaches along the way or along the gravel and forest road (dusty affair!🙈). Again: Peaceful, beautiful.👌 The fine sandy beach tempted me into the waves. The water was 'bacherl-warm' - and when it comes to that, I'm quite a wimp!😁 Estimated 22, if not even 24 degrees. OK, it was a very shallow sloping beach, so the sea was only knee-deep and therefore so warm.😊

So thankfully I didn't need the 'rescue ring'...😂

The church of Karja, plain on the outside and at first glance on the inside as well, offered interesting frescoes upon closer inspection.😎

Well, and the end of the day? On the four kilometers from the supermarket to the hotel, a torrential rain came down. Within minutes, streets were flooded, shooting into gardens and driveways.😳 It was just possible to plow through the floods, but with a very uneasy feeling.🙈 It wouldn't have taken much more and the cars would have been submerged.😱 In the midst of the excitement, we also made a wrong turn at the intersections. After ignoring two one-way streets (everything was already messed up!😧), we reached the saving hotel parking lot, which is not low-lying and therefore provided a safe parking space.👍 However, there was no chance to get out, so we ended up eating the pizza from the supermarket in the car.🍕

In a break from the rain, we dashed into the hotel before the floodgates opened a second time.💧💧💧

Now peace has returned. Apart from the evening action, it was a quiet day as hoped for. Relaxation - short car distances, little hustle and bustle, few impressions to process, lots of nature.👌

Tomorrow we're heading back to the mainland!

Oh yes, the car is now sparkling 'cleaned'!😊🌧🚿💫