Take a ride across frozen sea on Estonia’s ice road

When Estonian winters go full freezer mode, locals don’t wait for ferries—they just drive straight across the frozen Baltic Sea on a 20-km “ice road” between Saaremaa and Hiiumaa islands. No seatbelts, doors unlocked, speed limits weirdly specific (avoid 20-40 kph or you’ll vibrate the ice to death), and cars spaced like they’re social distancing from doom. It’s part culture, part necessity, and 100% “only in the Nordics”—where stepping on the sea in winter is basically a family tradition, minus the spontaneous swimming.