Vacation from a Vacation

Two weeks ago I headed to Lohja near Helsinki for a 5-day conference for Scandinavian young adults. This was something special for me, since often I Finland frolics at or near the cabin. Norway, Sweden, Finland, Iceland and Denmark had their fair share of representatives, but I also met some folks from Germany, Spain and even the Philippines (mabuhai!)


Friends from Latvia, the US, Norway, England and the Philippines/Denmark

I came back to the quiet cabin, even quieter now that Katri, Spencer and Waimea went back to New Jersey while I was busy frolicking with folks my age. Routine took over, and I finally got some things done.

Things such as...



... the birdhouses - a total of four of them, all ready to be leased...




... and dismantling the ugly peninsula by the dock (North Korea's next). It had two hefty willow trees and at least a ton of soil and rocks covering these rocks, and came up all the way to the bottom of the picture.

My biggest accomplishment?



I caught the biggest fish in my life. I hit its head maybe a little too hard

It was about 73 centimeters and 3.5 kilograms. Couldn't really weigh it because the device is so old and rusted.

I've caught few fish since. Saimaa is keeping tabs on me, clutching her treasures even tighter.

Only, a few days after I cleaned the monster, it's head turned up on the rock I was going to use to clean some more fish - watching me, waiting for me.