Indeed, the track was more deep potholes than road but we made it as the rain turned into sleet and then snow. The wind had picked up and the lake now had waves! We somewhat acrobatically put on drysuits inside the car and ran to the water to get out of the biting cold and wind. With the toasty 8°C already warming our core we were ready to explore the old labour prison. 

Built in the 1940s by the Soviets the prison was located by a limestone quarry where the inmates would toil. After the fall of the USSR and once Estonia gain independence the mine was abandoned. The ground water, no longer being pumped, soon flooded the buildings and the surrounding forest. Part of the old prison walls are now underwater, running the width of the lake and access to the dive site is right next to where the wall enters the water. As we began our dive we swam over the two thick walls still fixed with barbed wire and lamp posts until we reached a gate and then the old prison buildings. Going inside the old cells with the paint peeling off, tables and windows still with bars is interesting and lots of fun!