For a long time, I had wanted to visit an island named Kuradisaar in Estonian, in English I can translate it to Devil's island. It is possible to go there by foot because there is a shallow line over the sea that leads to the island. Of course, the sea level needs to be shallow enough. On that summer day in July I checked out the sea level and it was low enough for me to go there. This is located in northern Estonia, near the small town named Käsmu. I drove to the location, had a short walk to the tip of the peninsula where I could start my walk over the sea to the island. Let it be noted first away, that I failed the mission.
Boulders are everywhere on the tip of the peninsula.
So why did I fail the mission of going to the island? I didn't do my research enough before and It turned out that during this time period it was forbidden to go there due to the nesting period of many bird species on the island. There was a sign indicating this. Of course, there was no fence or anything and you could still go there if you really wanted to but I think it's important to leave the birds alone at this time and not bother them. You may also accidentally step on the eggs and nests that are in between rocks and reeds. There is one more aspect of why it's very hard to go on this island at this time, I'll get to it shortly.
This is the island you can see from the peninsula. You can also see that it's possible to walk there but you will still get your feet wet.
The far-away island named Mohni Island, this one can be visited by ferry only.
The reason why it's absolutely hard going to this island even if you didn't care about the bird's welfare is that they are war birds at this time. I didn't even try to cross to Devil's island but the birds that were nearby were already trying to attack me. Doing several close calls over my head, was a hint to fuck outta here. I tried to get a couple of shots of the birds.
This seagull was the angriest with me.
This is a swallow, it's an Estonian national bird. A really beautiful bird if you ask me. This one dint want to kill me but it circled me higher above a couple of times.
But this goddamn seagull... Just look at the expression on that face. This bird definitely wishes me DEAD. It was definitely plotting another attack on me so I thought it was better to be gone from this area. I will be back next summer, outside the nesting period and hopefully, then, I will be able to cross the water and visit the Devil's island.
Since I failed the island visit I didn't want to drive back home yet. After all, it took me over an hour to drive there so I took a walk around the town of Kunda and its seaside. It's a very peaceful small settlement. Here are a couple of shots I took there.
Lemet's boulder.
