Our first sight of rain!!!

Monday 23rd July 2007

When I woke this morning to our first sight of rain, I thought for a minute I was back in the UK!!

So, after eating our home cooked breakfast, we decided rather than go somewhere and get soaking wet, instead to head out in the car to go and visit one of the nearby areas. We decided on Kolari and as we had a small list of things to get for our cabin, we thought that this was probably as good an opportunity as any to spend walking around the shops and looking. The journey was 38km and took us just 37 minutes (probably speeding a little) and we had a good look around the shops, purchased a few things including a new kettle and then decided to go and head for Sweden or Sverige as the road signs read. It was surprising that just about 3-4 minutes later that we were crossing the bridge and halfway across we were into Sweden. About 20-30 minutes later, we were arriving in the pleasant little town of Pajala and by now we had left the rain behind and the sun was shining. It was mid afternoon now and we decided to try a local cafe for lunch and had some great pizzas and chips. Upon leaving the cafe, the sky had somewhat darkened and the rain that we had left behind was now on the verge of catching us up. The rather dark pic shows the owl statue in Pajala (I think this must be some sort of symbol for the town) and the dark skies were about the darkest we saw it get at anytime during our stay.

Shortly after our late lunch, we headed back to Akaslompolo and the supermarket to replenish the stocks before finally returning to our cabin for a sauna and to watch a dvd with the kids. With my eldest daugher being a keen dancer, this was about the 3rd time we had watched Grease in as many days!!!

That's all for today folks, please check back soon, there's really so much more still to tell!!!