tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1386437939744493091.post3625453846664564856..comments2023-05-26T08:32:09.382+01:00Comments on Through the eye of my camera: Estonia May 2018 Part 12. Postscript. Dave Williamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16942744499680062896noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1386437939744493091.post-82351123525056549812018-06-01T07:41:12.266+01:002018-06-01T07:41:12.266+01:00Hi Ian,
Thanks for the comments.
We have no compla...Hi Ian,<br />Thanks for the comments.<br />We have no complaint with the tour company,Natourest, who were efficient in everything they organised. It was the places they put is in that let us and them down. On our last evening at Kosmonautika someone turned up looking to rent a room for a shower and somewhere to camp for the night so I gave him their number at Pikla.The reply came back they were full. We were the only two people there! They obviously don't need the business so don't put themselves out.<br />The hides not being fit for purpose is a different issue to there being a lack of subject matter too. You have to accept the latter as the risk you take but not the former. In every single hide there were problems of one sort or another that were avoidable .We had after all stressed that photography was the reason we were visiting.<br />From what I could see, the birding tours were getting the results they were after, ticking the species they wanted to see even if the views were distant. They were also getting the service they expected too. Meals when they expected them! As two individuals we didn't carry the weight of influence the groups did and only got the same level of service in the last place we stayed where they only have 5 bedrooms and don't cater for groups.<br />Our bear hide experience was a thrill, so yes, happy to go back and try and get some better images without the obstructions but in truth it shouldn't be costing us more to do so, it should have happened first time around.Still, 4 nights for £320 seems a reasonable compromise and this time we return with low expectations when it comes to food and eating!<br />cheers DaveDave Williamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16942744499680062896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1386437939744493091.post-87646221024949842182018-05-31T22:35:03.246+01:002018-05-31T22:35:03.246+01:00Hi Dave
Perhaps not your best ever trip for sighti...Hi Dave<br />Perhaps not your best ever trip for sightings but still a very interesting read nonetheless. You've provided a lot of really useful information for anybody that follows in your footsteps. Anyway, it can't have been that bad......you're going back!<br />IanIan H.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16963727263464308082noreply@blogger.com