We woke up
and the day wasn’t looking very good – it was foggy and dark…
… our
fridge looked alright – meaning, no animals had tried to get to our food…
… we
finally got to the place where we were supposed to be working at – VARKHANMUKKA
a nature trail and the log houses of the Hiking Association, we had first a
guided tour around the whole place.
My job?... – To
start a fire, keep it going for the others to get warm, after they had done
their jobs, get the water from the well to put it out at the end, the other
Isabel’s job was to help me out and then help Seppo chop wood, carry it over to
the Kotka and put back some wood for the next users… interesting concept. I’ve
learnt to start a fire the Finnish traditional way with the forest rules –
quite nice!
Other
volunteers' jobs were to paint and repair windows...
We then
picked up the others from the road, while we worked and had lunch they had gone for
a walk on the forest and followed some trails.
We kept on
to Ketomella at the Pallas-Yllästunturi, left the bus and had a walking tour to
lake Hietajärvi, where we had coffee and sausages, and then back home.
On the way
back… some more visitors greeting us.
…and
beautiful nature
… and of
course, Taking Care…
