The alarm was ringing at 9am again and although we had no exciting plans, we needed to be up to see Katja and Petri before they left to go home. After breakfast, and with Katja and Petri on their way, we set about sorting out everything to "close" Venejärvi for a while. David chopped firewood for the house, cabin and cottage while Maria sorted out the food in the fridge and the pantry. It took a while, but eventually we were all in the packed car and drov...

It had taken a good 30 minutes to stagger up the snowy streets from the nightclub so by the time we got in and finally to bed, it was closer to 5am. Waking up at midday seemed way too early and with a hangover kicking in, bed seemed like the best place to be. On teh other hand, it also seemed like a waste of a day so with a couple of painkillers, a shower and few cups of coffee, we (or David particularly) managed to face the day instead. Katja came over with som...

It had been steadily getting warmer over the last few days and when we woke this morning it was up to -3c. That might still seem pretty cold to someone in the UK or New Zealand, but you have to bear in mind that it was -30c only just a few days ago, so for us it was really warm. With the 'warm' weather, there was no excuses not to be a bit healthier today and get some fresh air so we decided to walk up to the ski centre with a kicksledge to make the return journ...