Spa Hotel Rantasipi Tropicland Vaasa

Three weeks to go before taking off to the southern Africa. Still got a few bookings to be made and some vaccinations to be taken and malaria tablets to be bought. Not to forget some MONEY TO BE MADE!!! I think the thought of having a cold lager while admiring the african sunset will keep our spirits up while taking care of a few dozen more mastitises, calvings and puppies on diarrhoea...

The plan is to enjoy our former exchangestudent Sandy's ...

Before arriving in Sweden, I had the idea that I was somehow moving to an alien planet. Everything would be different in Sweden. Animals would talk, trees grew upside down, people would speak in a strange language that would sometimes make me giggle. Fortunately, I was only 1/3 correct. Umeå has deemed itself a fairly normal place to live (as far as I can tell), but at the same time, more than anything I could have dreamed for myself.

I don't know how it's ...

Has it already been 7 days in Umea? I cannot believe it. I must confess, I have spent a majority of this past week catching up on lost sleep and getting unpacked. Horribly unexciting tasks - definitely not considered "blog-worthy." But here's a taste of what IS:

I finally got a chance to get some grocery shopping done - and acquired a pillow, which really didn't make a difference, since I could barely notice on ...

... I got there -- he had dreadlocks! He said he likes to switch his hairstyle frequently, he enjoys change.

My room is very, very nice - I have my own mail slot - and I'm right across from the TV/game room and our student kitchen. My little room kitchenette is so cute - there is a sink, a little Bunsen burner stove, and a little fridge with shelves and drawers. My bed is also very nice - the mattress made with that ...

... light out...and there was a fog over all of the fields. I've heard it called "white night" in a book I read once. That's totally what it is. I mean, I can't quite describe the light... Like right before sunrise on a rainy day?? But that's not quite right either... Anyway, around 3am I got up to go to the bathroom, and the sun was already coming up. It was craziness...and TOTALLY cool. I'm so stoked to have experienced that.

... s kaupasta hakemassa nopeasti aamupalaa ja jatkoimme vielä matkaa kohti Luulajaa. Leirintäalueelle pääsimme puoli yhdentoista aikaan, joten ei kun teltta pystyyn ja nukkumaan. Käytimme sitä pienempää telttaa, joka osoittautui kyllä sen patjan kanssa melko tiiviiksi (ei tarvinnut pelätä laidalta putoamista :D). Nukutti hyvin!

Päivän matkasaldoksi tuli 587km, kokonaismatkaksi 1038km ja kokonaisajoajaksi 12.54.

Left by Train on SJ Rail (7012 & 98) with change of train at Boden. Train stopped at following stations. 1) Umeå, Vännas ...

... Lappiin ja Mikan palavereiden jälkeen kävimme hankkimassa varusteita. Ostimme lämpimät kerrastot ja Mikalle vedenpitävän ulkoilupuvun. Minä tarvitsin vain housut ja sitten tietenkin pipot ja hanskat. Loppujen lopuksi emme ostaneet juuri mitään turhaa, sillä näitä varusteita meillä ei alunperinkään ollut olemassa. Tero ja Vesa tulivat noutamaan meidät kahdeksan aikaan illalla ja sitten lähdimme matkaan kohti pohjoista.

... a great girl and then i headed towardsthe great great party that took place for 5 days in kloden germany. a small village lost in the idilic life style of german countryside. i met there friends like marcus, martin, rrenate, cristina, ola, salvo,franc, jens, victoria,evald, ricky, and so many others, we made great workshops like baking bred, watching birds, cycling, drinking, cooking lithuanian food, transilvanyan accant workshop and the ...

... Kwan and others, to us unknown bands. it was GREAT, hope there are more things like this coming up. as expected, but perhaps not completely prepaired to it, there were HUGE amounts of alcohol consumed and here are just a few facts for non Finnish people: in a regular store, you cannot get any alco except beer. you buy alco at a shop called Alko and believe me, i've never seen so much alcohol at one place. they ...