Our campground was still under a full mosquito occupation when we woke up this morning. Apparently they never sleep, and with that it mind we rushed the take-down of camp, madly swatting at the army of insects as we went. We didn’t even stop to roll up the tent, instead opting to shove it into […]
We returned to the store first thing this morning so that I could browse the selection of Finnish shoes we’d seen yesterday. Design in Finland is a big deal and everything looks like it came straight from Pinterest. I was having a hard time justifying two new pairs, but Ben reminded me that I almost […]
I didn’t sleep a wink last night, and due to our conjoined sleeping bags, neither did Ben. At 5 AM some squirrels started a loud round of nut gathering, leaving us both wide awake, so we piled in the car and started driving to Rovaniemi, Santa’s official home town. Our main goal for the day […]
Though we’d hoped to sleep in a bit to make up for two late nights in a row, we were up early and on the road by 7:00. Darkness is still hard to come by in these parts. As the rain from last night broke up, the forest almost glowed in the morning light. The […]
We’ve been sleeping unusually late the past few days, sheltered from the incessant lightness by the window coverings in our hostel room. Today however, we were up ridiculously early to catch the ferry, even though we’d been up half the night processing photos and posting journal entries. The ferry boarding was slow and tedious and […]