St John's Day, Mid Summer, Summer Solstice, or up here in Estonia - Jaanipäev, which as I'm sure you all have guessed means, John's Day and the longest day of the year . This far north, that's a lotta light, 18 hours & 17 minutes, although not as much as further north in Finland. My grandmother who wasn't given to hyperbole insists that as a child she could read outdoors at midnight without a candle.First the STATS
Walked or cycled: 36 miles
Total for this leg: 73 miles
Total covered: 531 this year
To go: 389
In relation to Fellowship:
Paths are few and winding; after reaching the top of a rise, we angle southeast.
So what do Islanders get up to on Jaanipäev?
Well first we go to a bonfire. This is us on the way .
Then you need a bonfire,
and dancing.
lot's of dancing
- and music, preferably traditional - 3 mature ladies playing the 'cordeen, fiddle and kandele are about as traditional as it gets.
- and you have to stay late enough for the sky to be lightening as you roll home.
Hope you're all having a wonderful summer!
