Jan 14 Ferry crossing

The last day of our trip was an adventure in public transportation in two different countries. Our ferry didn't leave until 12:30, so we had some time for Jasper to play in the lounge before we left. He practiced his new trick of pulling himself up on furniture. He also fell on his face and gave himself a nice bruise.

Next up was a tram and bus ride to the ferry terminal in Tallinn. The Ferry was much larger and fancier than the one we took in Alaska. There were 10 decks, including multiple restaurants, bars, cafeterias, shops, and even a sauna and pool. Lots of Finns seem to travel to Estonia exclusively to buy cheap liquor. Many people had not luggage except for 6 cases of beer. 

On the sun deck

We explored every corner of the ferry, including the very chill "sun deck". Not much sun up there today, even at 12:00.

Jasper's favourite part of the ferry was the kid's play room. There was a large soft semi-circle with a wall just tall enough for him to pull up on. There was also lots of other kids to watch, so Jasper could have stayed there all day.

In the baby jail

The sun set as we arrived in Helsinki. The harbour is now semi-frozen, but the ferry had no problem with the sea ice.

Sun set heading into Helsinki harbour

Once in Helsinki, we had a tram and a bus to take us to our airport hotel. My transit directions weren't quite right, so we ended up 1.5 km from our hotel. Luckily, we were right near a Hessburger, so Pat could have his 3rd Sojatorilla of the day. I think he may have sabotaged the directions just to eat more Hessburger. Tomorrow, home to Toronto!