Lakes and geocaches in Finland

We are now in the land of blueberries and lakes. I have lost count of the number of lakes that we have seen.

Yesterday we walked to the nearby forest and picked blueberries. They have a special scooper that cleverly strips the berries from the plants and collects them in a container. Later on a large blueberry pie was made, and we have enjoyed eating the pie with ice cream for a couple of days.

Today we paddled a couple of kayaks on a lake with lots of islands. Ian and Steven were in a kayak which seemed to zig-zag down the lake, and was a bit like a yacht when the light breeze got up. One of the islands had a geocache, but it was difficult to identify the correct island. We had paddled right past the island and had to backtrack, but eventually found the cache hidden in what looked like a bird house.

Last night we experienced a sauna. It was fun to experience the sauna, and then have a dip in the lake, before returning to the sauna. We were very relaxed afterwards and had soft skin.

This afternoon has been spent relaxing beside the lake at the front of the house. We swam, sat in the sun and ate more blueberry pie. Steven spent all afternoon reading his book in the hammock.

Summer in Finland is very enjoyable.