Jyväskylä - Finland

The woods are peaceful .....

Well so you may think except when there are 8 adults and 2 kids in a wooden cottage whilst there is a rally going on nearby. We had a lovely 5 days out in the woods and at times it was very peaceful and at other times it was a cottage full of noise and fun :-)

hard life!

The other Spaz headed out with the others to watch the rally on numerous days leaving me at the cabin by myself to enjoy the quiet. I got to read a little, fish a little and spend some quality time examining the insides of my eyelids. I am still emotionally scared from being dragged around to various rally events in Australia when I was a child to care to go and watch rally now. Standing in a forest for 3 hours to watch a dozen cars go passed for 5-10 seconds just isn't my sort of fun.

bad driving

hood over the windscreen

The voyage back to Sweden was a really long day but quite enjoyable. We got up at 3.30 in the morning local time (2.30 Swedish time) and drove in the motorhome to Turku to catch the ferry. 8 hours later, we got off the ferry 100km north of Stockholm. We were back on Swedish soil :-) There was just 7 hours of driving left to get to the other Spaz's parents house (a little after 11pm). Boy that bed felt really really good when we hit it. The following day we got the train home to Gothenburg, home sweet home ... well for 2 weeks before we head off again for another little adventure.

how to drink coffee in a motorhome on the move, safety bowls

Clever Finnish solution to avoid leaving your dog in a hot car at the shopping center

Considering all of the great food, wine, beer, ice cream and pancakes that we ate over 3 weeks we returned to Sweden a little lighter. It goes to show that you can eat a little too well as long as you walk 10 hours a day. As is my usual custom after a summer holiday, I now have a very very well worn pair of converse shoes who days of remaining in my possession are numbered. This is my proof of a great summer :-)