Day 16, Friday, 5th August, 2011 Naantali - Helsinki Yesterday, I woke late. Tiredness must be catching up. The night before we went for a sauna and a swim in the sea, before falling into an exhausted sleep. A quick trip to Heli’s patch of forest nearby before getting on the train back to Helsinki in the early afternoon. The walk in the forest was really lovely, there were still many blueberries left on the bushes, some cranberries beginning to ripen, and chantrelles still emerging, golden parcels of goodness, through the leaflitter on the forest floor. We also found some raspberries, sweet and tasty. No need to go hungry in the summer here. I’m noticing that the seasons move very quickly here, the summer swiftly giving way to the darkening of autumn.. The evening darkens earlier
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