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7/10/2013

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We stayed pretty much at home - did not go to town, just relaxed.  Kelsey was pretty tired from the travel the days before.  Rick and I slept till noonish
and Kelsey slept till 4 in the afternoon.  We watched a movie, and Satu fixed what she said was a traditional Finnish dish consisting of Pasta and ground beef, milk and eggs.  It was tasty :) 

 Later in the evening, I would say about 8:30 or 9:00 we went to Sauna.  That was a wonderful experience.  Even tho it took me time to actually get into the lake.  We all know what a sauna is, according to the American version.  I think that the Finnish Sauna is more like the native American version.  I don't know.  It is a small building with a water tank attached to a small stove.  There you burn wood, I dont think it is any special kind.  There are rocks in a type of well (you might describe it as such) sitting on top of the stove.  Now because the stove is in the small building with wood benches - it gets pretty warm in there -- oh yes it does!  So you dip into the water that you are heating in the water tank, and pour the water onto the hot rocks -- guess what... that creates steam, which makes it hotter!  when you get really warm - you go outside and jump into the lake!  What fun was that - although it took me much time and coxing from Satu and Heidi to get into the lake - it was rather cold.  But I finally did it a few times and it was rather refreshing.  I saw the sun begin to set below the hills, it was quite beautiful as it reflected on the lake.  I hope to take a picture or two on another day to share.  If not, well I have the image in my mind, and it is quite lovely.

Going to bed at 1 am seems to be a normal time here - as it does not get dark, at least not as I know it living in Portland Oregon.

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