Day 6: Showers and Sunshine

>> Thursday, July 09, 2015

Waking up this morning, I was hoping for sunshine, which was what the forecast had predicted. Instead, when I listened from bed, it became obvious that it was raining. Hard. When I came downstairs and peeked out of the windows at the front of the cottage, it was more of a monsoon than I had thought possible.

By the time we had all got up and had breakfast though, things were improving. The sun was shining and we mucked around in the garden for a while, relaxing down by the jetty. But the showers were never far away, and we had to take cover a few times. Nonetheless, we swam and leaped into the lake for most of the afternoon and so overall, the day was more satisfying than I had thought it might have been at 7.30am!

Olivia and Arnold playing this morning.
Keith and me on the swings in the sun.
That's Olivia somersaulting into the lake.
On the steps.
This evening, we drove to the harbour area in Jyvaskyla for some ice-creams and relaxed as we people watched for half an hour or so. When we got back home, Sandy continued fishing in the sun and caught some perch, which pleased him as he had bought a special lure in town yesterday. 

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Silja Line - Sweden to Finland

Silja Line - Sweden to Finland
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Viking Line - Sweden to Finland

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