Published in The Sun on 8th March 2020
Also published on The Sun digital
BOUNCING down the gravel forest track in the back of an open top Soviet truck, I was sure the old banger was about to give out. Not that I was worried.
My driver and guide, Mare Matas, could have an engine fixed up and running no time — the women of Kihnu Island in Estonia are handy like that.
From farming to seal hunting, the ladies in this traditional community do all the tough jobs.