Today, we went on another tour near Tallinn, Estonia.  There were eight of us with the guide.  The guides we have had the last three days have been young, smart and really know their stuff.  All under 25 with at least three languages they are fluent in…English, Estonian, Russian…then Spanish or French or German.  Today we went to a beach.  Very Sandy with not too many people on a day that was a bit chilly.  Then we headed to another waterfall and Forest area.  The waterfall was more impressive that yesterday’s fall, but not as tall.  On the property was another Manor house that looked like a castle, and there was a small chapel next door.  We went to a wind farm, making electricity and it abuts a defunct nuclear power station.  It will be able to be dismantled in the 2040’s.  It does nothing now except store nuclear waste.  Then we went to lunch at a small pub.  We are outside under a cherry tree near a mint and rhubarb patch.  I had borscht, port roast studded with garlic cloves, and boiled potatoes with dill and sour cream.  Did I ever tell you that we cannot get dill nor sour cream in Italy?  Well, we can’t   We had fresh rhubarb cake right out of the oven.  Another wonderful meal.  Off we went to a monastery built in the 1200’s for Cistercian monks who helped bring Christianity to Estonia.  When lightening hit the monastery centuries ago and it burned, a manor house was built across the courtyard and today it is a  lovely hotel.  From the monastery, we went to a prison.  At one time it was so low security, they allowed prisoners to go home for two weeks at a time. It later became a maximum security prison and now it is empty and will be dismantled at some point.  Originally the prisoners worked at a limestone quarry next door.  After the prison was closed, the area around the quarry was flooded and today it is a huge lake with some big cement block houses in the middle.  Lots of people were there sunbathing today, and swimming and kids were climbing inside the house to the second story and jumping into the lake.  One of the guys on our tour had brought a suit, so he changed and went swimming..said it was very cold and very refreshing.  Past of the Baltic Sea freezes in the winter and people are allowed to drive on it.  Very strict rules…under 20 km per hour or over 70…less vibration for,each of these speeds to avoid ice break up.  You cannot wear a seat belt…the only time that is allowed…and the door to the car must be cracked open a bit.  Sounds a bit outside my comfort level…and can you even imagine how cold it must be for the sea to freeze solid enough to drive on?  The last stop of the day was to see a defunct Soviet aircraft.  Today, it houses a model airplane club inside.  We got to go inside and sit in the cockpit and even climb on the roof.  Even though they tried to scrape off the Red Star off the wings and tail, they can faintly be seen.  We were asking questions of the guide, when a darling 14 year old boy with flaming and curly red hair and freckles said, ‘I can answer the questions for you’.  Perfect English..considering he is from Greeley, Colorado with an American mother, Estonian father.  They are here as Naptist missionaries.  The young man, Theo Magi (pronounced Maggy) flies a model glider, wants to be a fixed wing pilot in 4 years Whe. He is old enough.  He was so smart and personable…and I told him Imwas going to keep an eye out for him!  Evidently he had placed 2nd in an important model airplane competition this year.  Tomorrow, bright and early, we head for Amsterdam and then Bucharest, Romania for an 8 day tour of Romania.  So that is all of Estonia.  It is a beautiful country I wouldn’t mind visiting again.  But NOT in the winter!  Good night.