Luhamaa Area I After spending the night in a hotel near Misso at the E77, on the early Saturday morning I drove in the direction of the Luhamaa border crossing. The terrain of the border crossing was unattractive to me, it would have given some trouble to reach the border without having the intention and the visa to cross it. So after a quick scan I drove up north to the woods near Määsi. Some small, sandy roads led to the border area. Again no activity here. The last 500 meters I had to walk, there was a path, probably used by border guards.

	Borderpoles 97 I jumped on the border somewhere between 97 and 98. First I went south to see border pole 97. It was not easy to get there. High grass, a swampy ground and no real path. And of course the flies and mosquitoes. Finally I reached it.
	Borderpoles 98 Then I walked back to the north to border pole 98. Here they had tried to make a strip, made of woodchips. It would have been easy here to cross the border here without leaving any traces but I didn't do that. Big Brother is always watching you. Besides that, I wouldn't be the first here to fall in Russian hands. In September Mr Eston Kohver was arrested in this area by the Russian. It's said that he was on Estonian soil when the Russians arrested him. He is accused of spying and awaits 15 years of prison.
	Border poles 99 No time for pondering, the mosquitoes and horse flies stuck me all the time! It's wet and hot here, ideal circumstances for them. Next time I will be here in early spring, the most propriate time for border investigation.
	Border pole 100 Unfortunately the '100' is not readable on the Russian pole. Maybe they prepare it for new paiting when the Estonian poles are placed.
	Between 100 and 101 It was really hard to find a way to the next border pole. I was thinking of what Mr Maran wrote to me about the indication of the border: In some areas it is difficult to determine the exact location of the Estonian – Russian border in nature, so we advise you to carry a GPS-device with you at all times. If you will go and stand right by the marker, then you would have crossed the border illegally. I kept on the left close to the woods to avoid crossing the border.
	Border pole 101 In the middle of the woods and the swamp.
	Border pole 102 Here the border makes a 60 degrees angle, which made it possible to make this picture from aside. I arrived from the right edge of the wood from 101, not an easy walk.
	Border pole 103 Here the terrain is a bit better. There is also a small inspection path just in the Estonian wood.
	Border pole 104 In front of this border pole there is a stone. It's about two meters from the pole, so I assume it's on the border.
	Border pole 105 A bit further up north.
	Border pole 105 The open area between 105 and 106. Here in the woods it's not easy to maintain an open space and a sand strip, espeacilly not in summer.
	Border pole 106 On Russian side there is a narrow path coming from the wood. Most likely an inspection path. From here I walked back to my car. First I wanted to take a shortcut, but I got almost lost. I had been in this area for more than one hour, but no one had come to me. Not yet. Next page >>

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