I spent from February 25th until April 8th in Helsinki.  Turns out old man winter never really showed up this year.  He decided to vacation in a bit further south, in the Germany region.  So Finland was quite dark, unseasonably warm and rainy.  A bit dark too.  I was quite disappointed as Maria’s father Raul, has some very interesting winter toys I was hoping to try out this year.  Think windsurfing on ice with speed skates.  Perhaps next year.

Otherwise the time was spent working with Maria at the Dog Hut and getting certain things with Bluu dealt with.  Not really much fun as there was a lot to do and most days were quite filled.  We did continue on with the tradition of family dinner Sundays and I was also given quite a treat for my birthday.  Maria contacted my mom and got my favorite desert recipe for her mother to make.  Enough to make one a lil homesick. 

All in all a good couple of weeks, albeit a bit stressful.  I am quite excited to be back out traveling again, with a long list of things I want to do.  If I can accomplish just half of them, I will be one happy guy.