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# Diving inland in South Africa/Miracle Waters

The dive site Miracle Waters is an inland dive site in the (locality name) area on the (topographical feature), near Brits in the North West Province of South Africa.
The site is fresh water in an abandoned mine at high altitude (?m)

## Understand

This lake is used primarily as a training location for Johannesburg-based Open Water diver training schools, along with Bass Lake, however it is also a popular recreational diving destination for those who live within a few hours' drive.
An entrance fee is charged to divers.

### Position

Miracle Waters is located at 25°40'37.94"S, 27°45'27.76"E.
10km NW of Hartebeespoort Dam, about 90km NW of Johannesburg
This site is not in a Marine Protected Area. A permit is not required.

### Depth

Maximum depth is 33m.

### Visibility

Visibility is moderate, from 10 metres down to 5 or less after much diving during the day when divers kick up the silt. Visibility may be better in winter when there is less diving activity.

### Topography

Miracle Waters is a flooded chromium mine with approximately 6 hectare surface area.

### Conditions

This is an inland site and not greatly affected by weather and season. Water is fairly warm (up to 24&deg:C in summer), however there are several noticeable thermoclines at approximately 12, 17, and 21 metres. In winter the water will be colder. The water is very still, with no waves. Air temperatures may drop below 0°C at night in winter, and may reach 38°C during the day in summer

### Facilities

* Air fills are available on site
* Diving gear is available to rent
* There is a shop, ablution facilities, and a number of lapas available to divers.
* There are also rudimentary cottages available. Camping is permitted, however the main gate is locked overnight.
* There is a large tree-shaded picnic area with tables and benches.

## Get in

Shore access dive.
From Pretoria:
* Take the N4/Bekwena Highway west towards Rustenburg/Brits.
* Pass through two toll gates.
* Exit by the second Brits off ramp.
* Turn right at the stop and drive over the highway to the next 4-way stop street (past the John Deere agency)
* Turn left at the 4-way stop and drive for about 2 km until you reach the sign for Miracle Waters on the left.
* Turn right at the sign and continue to the water.

## See
### Aquatic life

Bass and Kurper, and a freshwater crab may be seen

### Features

Wrecks
* 98 seater bus at 14 metres and a 2nd bus at 30 meters.
* Cessna Aeroplane at 23 metres and a Falcon Jet at 14meters.
* Puma Helicopter at 30 meters.
* Yachts
* There are several grids in various locations
* Various other items, including a computer workstation

### Suggested Routes
## Stay safe
### Hazards

This site is at high altitude. You must set your decompression computer to the correct altitude range or use altitude tables to avoid increased risk of decompression sickness.

### Skills

No special skills are required, the site is suitable for entry level diver training.

### Equipment

No special equipment is required.
Back to Diving inland in South Africa
# Cheshire (Massachusetts)

Cheshire is a town in the Berkshires of Massachusetts.

## Do

* Ashuwillticook Rail Trail A 10-foot wide, 11 mile paved rail trail path. The Ashuwillticook (ash-oo-will-ti-cook) Rail Trail runs parallel to Route 8 through the towns of Cheshire, Lanesborough and Adams. The southern end of the trail begins at the entrance to the Berkshire Mall off Route 8 in Lanesborough. The northern end is at Adams center. The Trail passes Cheshire Reservoir, the Hoosic River, and several wetland habitats with abundant wildlife. Parking lots and restrooms are available along the way. A pamphlet with maps is widely available.
* Appalachian Trail

## Sleep

* Harbour House Inn (Elements Hotel & Spa), 725 North State Road, ☏ +1 413 743-8959, harbourhouseinn@aol.com.
# Bad Mergentheim

Bad Mergentheim is a city in Baden Württemberg, Germany.

## Get in
### By plane

* Frankfurt Airport (FRA) - The nearest intercontinental airport.
* Stuttgart - for European 'EU-domestic' flights.
* Nürnberg (NUE) - for European 'EU-domestic' flights.

### By train

Bad Mergentheim had regional train services along the Wertheim to Crailsheim line.
* 49.493719.771921 Bad Mergentheim railway station (Bahnhof Bad Mergentheim). (updated Jun 2021)

## Get around
### Walking

Walking will get you from one end of town to the other in about 15-30 min.

### Driving

The best way to get around in the area is by car.

### Cycling

In the spring and summer, biking is also highly recommended. There are a lot of bike lanes and special bike roads with no cars.
From Rothenburg ob der Tauber you can start a popular bicycle tour by the "Lovely Tauber valley" (also "Charming Tauber valley"), about Weikersheim, Bad Mergentheim, Lauda and Tauberbischofsheim, till you reach just 100 km from Wertheim. Recommended daily stages of the route "Charming Tauber Valley":
* 1st day's stage - Rothenburg ob der Tauber to Weikersheim (or Bad Mergentheim)
* 2nd day's stage - (Weikersheim via) Bad Mergentheim to Tauberbischofsheim
* 3rd day's stage - Tauberbischofsheim to Wertheim

## See

* Deutschordensmuseum.

## Do

* The Solymar. swimming pool
* The animal park.

## Eat

* $^{[deadlink]}$ Frankie's Diner, Würzburger Str. 14. A good spot if you love the American style of eating. There some finger foods and burgers are also served.

## Drink

In Bad Mergentheim you will not find too many possibilities to get drunk. But you will have the chance at Frankies´s diner or at the Klotzbücher restaurant (it is not really advisable to eat there).
Starlight Coffee at Kirchstraße is nice for some hot java.

## Sleep

* Kurhotel Alexa, Edelfinger Str. 11-13, ☏ +49 7931 97270.
* Parkhotel Bad Mergentheim (Best Western Premier), Lothar-Daiker-Straße 6, ☏ +49 7931 5390.

## Go next

Outside of Bad Mergentheim you will find a nice village called Markelsheim with many nice restaurants: Weinstube Schurk, Weinstube Lochner.
In Markelsheim at each corner and in each street you will find many wine bars.
In summer in Markelsheim there are parties, esp. wine parties, at every weekend.
Next cities:
* Tauberbischofsheim
* Wertheim
* Rothenburg ob der Tauber
* Würzburg
# Stanton

Stanton is a city in Orange County in Southern California. While it is not at all a very important city, it is a terminus for visitors wanting to travel from Knott's Berry Farm to Disneyland or vice versa (see Get in below).

## Get in

Stanton is located at the intersection of Beach Boulevard and Katella Avenue. The intersection is south of Knott's Berry Farm on Beach Boulevard, and west of Disneyland on Katella Avenue.

## Get around

Stanton is small and can easily be navigated by car or Orange County Transportation Authority buses. However, the only tourist attractions (see below) are on Beach Boulevard.

## See

* 33.815194-117.992341 Adventure City, 1238 South Beach Blvd (north of the Beach/Katella intersection). Not much compared to Disney or Knott's, but worth a try.

## Do

* 33.812275-117.9923391 T J's Theater, 10350 Beach Blvd, ☏ +1 714 995-1534. Looking for some live adult entertainment? This isn't the cleanest, classiest joint in Orange County, but it will do the trick.

## Eat

* 33.803146-118.0099771 Rubio's, 7063 Katella Ave, ☏ +1 714 827-6495. Good Mexican fast food chain. (updated Mar 2015)

## Sleep

Most of the best hotels in Orange County are in Buena Park and Anaheim, but some cheaper motel style accommodations can be found in Stanton. For better hotels without paying the prices near the amusement parks neighboring Cypress should be considered.
* 33.803186-118.0082041 Stanton Inn & Suites, 7161 Katella Ave, ☏ +1 714-947-0958.
* 33.802143-118.0028222 Motel 6, 7450 Katella Ave, ☏ +1 714 891-0717, fax: +1 714 373-6357.

## Go next

* Long Beach Travel west on Katella Avenue until it crosses over into Los Angeles County and becomes Willow Street.
* Disneyland Travel east on Katella Avenue - Disney's California Adventure will be visible to the left.
* Buena Park E-Zone (home of Knott's Berry Farm) Travel north on Beach Boulevard.
* Huntington Beach Travel south on Beach Boulevard and you will eventually see the ocean right in front of you.
# Spitzingsee

Spitzingsee is in Upper Bavaria in southern Germany.

## Understand

Spitzingsee is a hamlet on the lake of the same name in the Schliersee mountains (Mangfallgebirge) in Upper Bavaria. The lake is a very popular recreation destination in summer and winter owing to its easy access from Munich.
The lake and the lakeside village have a picturesque location framed by alpine mountain scenery. The lake's water quality is considered excellent.

## Get in
### By car

Spitzingsee can be reached in an hour from Munich by car.

### By train

There is no direct train connection to Spitzingsee, but there is a regular daytime connection from Munich to Schliersee, from where there is a bus to Spitzingsee.

## Get around

You can go on foot around the lake or take a bike with you.

## See

* 47.66131111.8877441 St. Bernard Parish Church. Germany's highest parish church, St. Bernard was inaugurated in 1938. The patron saint is Saint Bernard, responsible for climbers and skiers.

## Do

Popular destination for skiing in the winter.

## Eat

* 47.6609311.885711 Klausenhütte, Rosskopfweg 2 (At the lakeside.), ☏ +49 8026-71807. Very traditional Bavarian cafe attached to a guesthouse. Great place to go for Kaffee und Kuchen (coffee and cakes) and relax. Soups, salads, sandwiches, mains. Excellent hot chocolate. Known regionally for its tasty desserts (Kaiserschmarrn, Dampfnudel, Apple Strudel, etc.). Good views from the cafe. (updated Oct 2014)

## Sleep

* 47.6657211.87721 BLSV-HausBergSee, Stümpflingweg 12, ☏ +49 8026 7652.
* 47.6626511.889622 Hotel Gundl Alm, Spitzingstraße 8, ☏ +49 8026 9209930.
* 47.6625111.888223 Arabella Alpenhotel, Seeweg 7, ☏ +49 8026 798-0.
* 47.66085811.8857584 Alte Wurzhütte, Roßkopfweg 1, ☏ +49 8026 60680.

## Go next

* Schliersee
* Tegernsee
# Lappeenranta countryside

Lappeenranta countryside is a rural area, the westernmost part of South Karelia. It's made up of the municipalities of Lemi, Luumäki, Savitaipale and Taipalsaari.
The large countryside that belongs to Lappeenranta itself is handled in that article, including Nuijamaa, Joutseno and Ylämaa.

## Get in

Taavetti, the main town in Luumäki does have a railway station, but trains do not stop there any longer.

### By car

Luumäki is on highway 6, connecting Kouvola and Lappeenranta, in addition highway 26 comes in from Hamina. Savitaipale, in turn, is on the highway 13 between Mikkeli and Lappeenranta. The other two towns are off the main highways; Lemi on regional road 380, bulging out from highway 13 and Taipalsaari is on regional road 408 going from Lappeenranta over islands in Lake Saimaa to Savitaipale.

### By bus

All municipal centres have bus services from Lappeenranta. In addition, Luumäki has bus connections from Kouvola, and Savitaipale from Mikkeli.

## See and do

* 60.967927.83311 Kotkaniemi (Luumäki). Now a museum, this home of Per Evind Svinhufvud from 1908 until his death in 1944. Svinhufvud was the 3rd president of Finland, and chairman of the senate signing the declaration of independence in 1917. (updated Aug 2023)
* 61.262127.7112 Kärnäkoski Fortress (at Kärnäkoski, by the shore of Saimaa), ☏ +358 20-639-5929 (Riihisaari visitor centre), saimaa@metsa.fi. 24 hr daily. The Kärnäskoski fortress was built as part of the outermost defences of Saint Petersburg in 1791–1793. It was used also as a base for the Russian Saimaa fleet. The fortress was closed down in 1835, as all Finland had become part of the empire. The fortress is maintained as a nationally significant cultural historic landmark. There is a trail, a lean-to shelter, campfire site etc. Guided tours are available from the Partakoski village association. Free.
* Canoeing. The labyrinthine interconnected lakes make for good canoeing. On windy days, the routes have to be planned to cope, regardless of any nominal routes.
** 61.235527.6111 Kuolimon kierros. 24 hr daily. A canoeing route around Kuolimo off Savitaipale. There are lean-to shelters and trails to a few sights, such as the fortress at Kärnäkoski. The route optionally extends to Orrainpolku in the north and Suomenniemi to the north-west. The route has connections to Saimaa by 200–300 m portages at Kärnäkoski and Orraintaipale. Free.
* Hiking.
** 61.301527.63722 Orrainpolku, Partakoskentie 1520 (by roads 13 km to the south-east). 24 hr daily. 7-km trail with two lean-to shelters, by a pond and by the shore, respectively. The 40-m ascent to Luotolahdenvuori, with nice views, is steep. There is also a biking route around the area. Maintained by the municipality. Free.

## Eat

* 61.062227.80351 Ravintola Jehu, Toukkalantie 1 (Lemi), ☏ +358 44 762 2124. (updated Sep 2023)
* 60.9227827.568732 Ravintola Ostola, Riihitie 1 (Luumäki). Pizza, kebab, salads, steaks. (updated Aug 2023)

## Sleep
### Lodging

* 61.20227.67261 Olkkolan Hovi, Olkkolantie 2 (Savitaipale), ☏ + 358 50 5555 862, info@olkkolanhovi.fi. Hotel and restaurant. (updated Aug 2023)
# Thief River Falls

Thief River Falls is in Minnesota. It offers a quiet relaxing location to get away from the big city life.

## Get in
### By car

US Hwy 59 North and South

### By plane

* 48.066-96.1851 Thief River Falls Regional Airport (TVF ). Service from Minneapolis/St. Paul

## Sleep

* Quality Inn, 1060 Hwy 32 S, ☏ +1 218-683-1735, fax: +1 218 681-7721.
* C'Mon Inn, 1586 Hwy 59 S, ☏ +1 218 681-3000, toll-free: +1-800-950-8111, fax: +1 218 681-3060. Hotel lodging with many amenities.
* Seven Clans Casino, 20595 Center Street East (10 miles south on US-59), toll-free: +1-866-255-7848. Amenities include a large water park with 4 large slides and a lazy river (extra charge), buffet restaurant, malt shop, gift shop, and arcade. Good place for families, if you don't mind the smell of tobacco smoke. $60-$125.
# Joutsa

Joutsa is a town and municipality in Central Finland. The municipality of Luhanka is also handled in this article.

## Get in
### By car

Joutsa is on Highway 4 between Lahti and Jyväskylä.

### By bus

Long-distance buses, going along the highway some of them from Helsinki all the way to Rovaniemi, stop at Joutsa.

## See

* 61.75826.11481 Joutsa House Museum (Joutsan talomuseo), Museotie 2. A set of old wooden buildings, that have been transported there from other parts of Joutsa. The oldest is a barn that has been built in 1711. (updated Aug 2023)

## Do

* 61.9328225.980631 Leivonmäki National Park is in Joutsa. This is an easy to explore national park with diverse landscapes.

## Eat

* 61.743526.104531 Kahvila & Ravintola Huttula, Rantatie 21. Roadside diner, next to a Teboil station. (updated Aug 2023)

## Sleep

* 61.741326.11371 Hotelli Aatto & Elli, Jousitie 39, ☏ +358 505541909. Hotel and restaurant. (updated Aug 2023)

## Go next

* Hartola
* Hirvensalmi
* Kangasniemi
* Pertunmaa
* Toivakka
# Karula National Park

Karula National Park is in Valgamaa of Estonia.

## Understand

Karula National Park is Estonia's smallest national park; it was established as a national park in 1993.
* 57.71329326.5070541 Visitor Information Centre, ☏ +372 782 8350, info.karula@rmk.ee. It lies close to Lake Ähijärv, and provides information about hiking trails, campsites and sights in the national park, a multimedia slide show and exhibitions. (updated Sep 2017)

### Landscape

The landscape of the Karula uplands, formed thousands of years ago by continental glacial activity, is noted for its rich diversity; marshes, swamp-forests, small lakes, streams, meadows and floret-covered knolls and hills.
70 per cent of the territory of the national park is forest and there are 38 lakes.
The cultural landscape is sparsely inhabited. Narrow fields, plots of forests, mires, meadows and farmsteads all give the landscape an especially intimate feel.

### Flora and fauna

The most typical large mammals living in the park are moose, western roe deer, wild boar and lynx. Common small mammals include the red fox, raccoon dog, polecat, brown hare, red squirrel and European beaver.
157 species of birds have been spotted in Karula National Park.

### Climate
## Get in

Bus schedules, even to this remote location, are easily available online – read more under Estonia#Get around.

## Fees and permits

Entrance free of charge.

## Get around

Hiking is what you would prefer to do here.

## See

Bird watching and enjoying the forests.

## Do
### Observation tower

If you don't have a tent, an observation towers might be a good alternative. However, these here do not have regular roofs, so during rain the platforms will probably not be enough to protect against rain.
* 57.74316226.4093511 Mt Tornimägi Observation Tower (near Rebasemõisa).
* 57.732526.4898342 Mähkli Observation Tower (Mäekonnu) (near Mähkli).

## Drink

* Nodimäe baar, Lüllemäe, ☏ +372 51999953. Bar (updated May 2016)

## Sleep

The official Estonian tourism website provides an extensive list of options for accommodation.
* 57.75297826.3776571 Karula-Lüllemäe Tervisekeskuse hostel, ☏ +372 53456006, kaidi@karulatsk.ee. Bed €10, tent €3. (updated Sep 2017)
* 57.74711226.3085222 Nakatu Farm, Ringiste, ☏ +372 5134024, info@nakatu.ee. €20. (updated Sep 2017)

### Camping

Fire rings with cooking constructions can be found in marked campsites. Upon leaving the site make sure that the fire is out.

## Go next

* Sangaste and the nearby Sangaste Castle, just about 30 km north.
* Otepää – A small town set in the hills of south Estonia and best known winter sports centre in the Baltics, and the Winter Capital of Estonia. Surrounded by lakes, hills and ski jump towers. A little further after Sangaste.
* Valga – A town on the border with Latvia, where it literally grows into the Latvian town of Valka. Just to the west.
* Võru – A picturesque town not far from the highest hill in the Baltic states, Suur Munamägi. The birthplace of the writer Kreutzwald and the dialect of the Estonian language. Just to the east.
# Emmendingen

Emmendingen is a city 17 km north of Freiburg, within the Black Forest region in the German state of Baden-Württemberg.

## Understand

Emmendingen is the capital of the rural district with the same name. It is designed to be a regional center.

## Get in

There is a train station with approx. 4 trains an hour going either in direction Freiburg or Offenburg. The train station is fully accessible for wheelchairs.
In 2010 the new bus station was completed which services bus in the Elztal to Waldkirch, Herbolzheim, Freiburg and into the Kaiserstuhl as well as the western slopes of the Black Forest.

## Get around

There is a decent public transport system, run by the local power company which servers several inner city lines.
At the tourist information located in the train station you can rent Pedalecs (electric supported bicycles) on daily basis.

## See

The downtown east of the main station has an attractive pedestrian zone with several churches and a little castle.
* 48.121827.850361 Jewish Museum, Schloßplatz 7, ☏ +49 7641 57 44 44. 14:00-17:00 W,Su. exhibition on the history of the Jewish community in Emmendingen. The fate of Emmendingen Jews under the Nazi regime is clearly documented. Moreover, the museum displays objects regarding Jewish religious and everyday life. 2 €. (updated Oct 2024)
* 48.11677.900562 Hochburg. (updated May 2020)
* 48.13367.865833 Eichbergturm. (updated May 2020)

## Do

* 48.1184787.8426741 Freibad über der Elz, Am Sportfeld 6, ☏ +49 7641 913 375, hallo@freibad-em.de.

## Eat

* 48.22397.775021 Gasthaus Schützen, Rheinstraße 2 Herbolzheim, ☏ +49 7643 341. (updated Jan 2017)
* 48.1236827.84072 Asia Restaurant Glückshaus, Karl-Friedrich-Str. 72 79312 Emmendingen, ☏ +49 7641 9362541.

## Drink

* Mehlsack. an old mill north of the city center where several times a week concerts take place.

## Sleep

* 48.1289837.8851711 Parkhotel Krone Maleck, Brandelweg 1, ☏ +49 7641 9309690. (updated Jan 2016)
* 48.1202967.8824592 Hotel Windenreuter Hof, Rathausweg 19, ☏ +49 7641 930830. (updated Jan 2016)

## Connect

There's free Wifi in many locations provided by the city
# Lorsch

Lorsch is a city in the state of Hesse in Germany.

## Understand

Lorsch is a small town, with a picturesque town square (Marktplatz) and a historic cloister which is a UNESCO site. The town is in the Bergstraße region even though it is a few kilometers west of the Bergstraße, the region's namesake road.

## Get in
### By train

Germany's regional train system is extensive, including a stop in Lorsch. About a 15-minute train ride from Mannheim. Bensheim is served by the Verkehrsverbund Rhein-Neckar (VRN) public transportation network. If you purchase a VRN day pass to Lorsch from some other town on the Bergstraße south of Zwingenberg, then that ticket would also be valid to visit Zwingenberg, Bensheim and Heppenheim which all have an Altstadt. You may need to change trains in Bensheim to reach Lorsch.
* 49.65898.566031 Lorsch railway station (Bahnhof Lorsch). The railway station no longer has a ticket office. Rail-fans should look into the bay window of the railway station to see the old-fashion levers that the station operator once used to control the settings of switches and signals on the rail line. (updated Jul 2022)

## See

There are several very beautiful half-timbered houses at Marktplatz and along Bahnhofstraße
* 49.6538318.5671811 Lorsch townhall (Rathaus Lorsch). Half-timbered, built in 1715. (updated Jul 2022)
* 49.6538898.5688892 Kloster Lorsch (located near the Marktplatz). This abbey and cloister is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
* 49.65438.56913 Lorsch Tobacco Museum (Tabakmuseum Lorsch), Nibelungenstraße 35. (updated Jul 2022)
* 49.6548548.5696774 Evangelical church, Nibelungenstraße 23. Evangelical church built in 1896. (updated Jul 2022)

## Buy

There is a small retail district on Bahnhofstraße near the Marktplatz.

## Eat

The Marktplatz has cafes and ice-cream parlours (Eiscafe).

## Sleep

* 49.6585488.5663111 Karolinger Hof, Lindenstraße 14, ☏ +49 6251 175200. (updated Jan 2016)

## Go next

* Bensheim
* Worms
# Jasmund National Park

Jasmund National Park is a World Heritage national park on the island of Rügen in Germany.

## Understand

At 30 km², this is the smallest national park in Germany.

### History

The park was founded in 1990.
On June 25, 2011 the beech forest in Jasmund National Park was added to UNESCO World Heritage List as an extension to the Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians and the Ancient Beech Forests of Germany.

### Landscape

Chalk cliff on the Baltic Sea Coast. Inland forests in a swampy landscape with many small dells and lakes.

### Climate
## Get in

The park area is just north of Sassnitz.
Parking of cars in the park is discouraged. Visitors are directed to the visitors centre where there is a parking and entrance fee. The more adventurous can walk into the park from the surrounding area.

## Fees and permits

There are no fees to enter the park, but most official car parking and attractions will require payment.

## See

* 54.57308813.6621991 Königsstuhl (King's Chair). 118 m high chalk cliff on the Stubbenkammer.
* 54.56499613.6235482 Königsstuhl National Park Centre.

## Do

* Walk the Hochuferweg through the woods and along the cliff edge of the coast between Sassnitz and Lohme.
** 54.52189113.665361 Weddingstraße parking (end of Weddingstraße Sassnitz). Limited parking places. €4 for day ticket..
** Bus available from town center.
** 54.53638213.6750062 Waldhalle (along small road). Alternative free parking, next to closed Gasthaus

## Eat

In the park Baumhaus Hagen.
Outside the park in Lohme, Sagard and Sassnitz.

## Sleep
### Lodging

* 54.56070613.6351981 Hotel & Restaurant Baumhaus Hagen (east of Hagen in the forest by main road), ☏ +49 38392 22310. (updated Oct 2024)
There are holiday apartments available in Hagen (Lohme).

### Camping

Camping is not allowed in the park.
* 54.569213.61272 Krüger Naturcamping (Nature camping site), Lohme-Nipmerow (west of Nipmerow, right on the border of the nature park), ☏ +49 38302 9244. Tent €2-5, adults €6-8, children €0-5. (updated Apr 2015)