Weekend / Cycling
Why argue when one can use ridicule? Feyerabend
What is there to do in the countryside in the summer? Well, one can spend some time in the sauna (this time we visited the Sauna of the Ovako steel mill - other bathers were sturdy workers and pensioners from the steel mill), smoke some fish (3 kilograms of vendace) and eat them with some vegetables and necessary drinks while enjoying the company of friends. On Sunday, we sailed (by Olli's motorboat) to one of the island for a quiet afternoon of swimming, fishing, eating and observing the nature.
A great weekend.
Alun perin julkaistu kuukausikoosteessa "Blogs July to September 2006".
Weekend
It was time for the traditional tour of Eastern Finland. First, we visited S's uncle and his wife (Seppo and Sirpa) with S's sister in Valkeala, some 30 kilometers north-east of Kouvola. They are a nice couple, always full of joy of living and endless stream of stories of the past world and of their large kin. Sirpa has done some research and now know who-was-who in their kin from 1620s onwards. Quite impressive. Then, on Saturday, we drove further east, close to the Russian border, to Joutseno. Olli, Maritta, and Tarmo spend their summer holiday's there by the lake Saimaa. Saimaa is the largest lake in Finland, with broken shoreline and countless islands. The house they stay in is the former residence of the gardener of the Rauha (Peace) mental asylum. What a place, so nice. In the past, being insane meant spending years by the great lakes, in beautiful places.What is there to do in the countryside in the summer? Well, one can spend some time in the sauna (this time we visited the Sauna of the Ovako steel mill - other bathers were sturdy workers and pensioners from the steel mill), smoke some fish (3 kilograms of vendace) and eat them with some vegetables and necessary drinks while enjoying the company of friends. On Sunday, we sailed (by Olli's motorboat) to one of the island for a quiet afternoon of swimming, fishing, eating and observing the nature.
A great weekend.
Cycling
Cycling is more fun by the day. I am already moderately fit, can ride up steep and a bit longer hills, can cycle for 2.5 hours without having longer breaks than a few minutes. It feels terrific! Today, I cycled almost 3 hours. Yesterday, only 1 hour - I took part in a demonstration for peace in the Middle-East. A good cause, but a bit too militant slogans against Israel. And too many flags burned.Alun perin julkaistu kuukausikoosteessa "Blogs July to September 2006".
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