Blogs from Akaslompolo, Lapland, Finland, Europe

Monday 29 June It seemed only yesterday that my father told me that I was going to be an uncle (at the tender age of 13). Today is my eldest nephew’s 30th birthday which makes me feel old, and probably my sister feel ancient. Hope you had a great day Chris! This morning I headed out on foot to the Information Centre. It was probably only about 2.5 km from the cabin but it was nearly all uphill. However they had good quality free wi-fi so I was able to catch up on emails and blogs as well as find out if there was anything interesting to do. Meanwhile Heather and Zachary headed into town via the medical centre. Heather’s leg has improved greatly but probably needs a repeat course of penicillin. Being summer there is ... read more

As you will have deduced we have managed to find internet access . Below this blog is another with some photos of our day at Givskud Zoo & Safari Park as well as us going sailing with Anne and Henrik. Please note that the next blog is unlikely to appear before we get back to Helsinki on Saturday evening. Saturday 27 June: Well, after the complete shambles that was getting to Helsinki yesterday, today started nice and smoothly. We got up early and had time for a drink and a bit to eat before getting our taxi, which arrived on time. I noticed last night, and again on the trip to the airport, that traffic lights in Helsinki are all on set timer phases which don’t change regardless of the time or traffic conditions. Yet something ... read more