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The White Lady's fate
... was well stocked too!
Back to the boat, lunch and then camera at the ready, we were off again on our little bikes to do the sightseeing bit, which principally meant the Haapsalu loss or Episcopal Castle, dating from the thirteenth century (see photo). Apart from being an impressive construction with its integral church, the castle also boasts a ghost, called the 'White Lady in the Wall'. I have copied the Haapsalu web site verbatim below :-
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A Day Full of Surprises
... inside as she is on the outside. It really puts poor CW to shame, however CW was very considerably cheaper and is still a fabulous passage-making boat and one that is extremely comfortable to live on. I just wish she had some of the finishes that Harry had put into his Overseas 40, like a logical, fully labelled electrical system for one!
Despite the blow of the house sale falling through, it had been a good day and tomorrow’s weather looked promising ...
A Short Visit to an Estonian Island
... and channels that one must follow. Of course, this is nothing compared to what we will encounter in Finland and the Åland islands so it is a good training ground. However, having said that, the actuality is that the routes are very clear and even when the channel is narrow, there is usually enough room, albeit not a lot when a ferry goes by!
On the way up, we were following Beluga but in due course she veered off to the right, as she ...
Pragmatic Choice (ii)
Today was a special day, it was Julie's birthday. We’d decided to treat it as a normal day until we’d arrived at our destination, once again until we were actually out there and sailing, we couldn’t predict where it would be. We had a relatively long sail to undertake and as a consequence, we were up quite early and off, in fact it was 05:45 when we started the engine to exit the harbour. ...
The Festival of the White Lady
... and how it was found inappropiate by the bishops that him and his wife would sleep together in God's house and not in the Castle. We chose our visit to Haapsalu taking into account that during this time of the year they celebrate the Days of the White Lady. The legend based around her figure tells that a medieval maid used to enter the cathedral dressed as a man to visit her priestly lover and that when she was discovered she was killed there and that her ...
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