Off to Lapland tomorrow
 

to study the effects of mosquito bites on pale English skin. Dunno how long we'll stay. I'm hoping to do 2 weeks, but could be more or less depending on weather and kids' capacity to bend my ear.

Pics to follow. Be good y'all.

have a nice trip!

Whoa. Got back this morning. Bitten to fuck, but it was just amazing. Here's some pics if yer interested..

http://www.flickr.com/photos/2925916...7606499783056/

Absolutely fantastic Matt. The steamy lake photos are fab. Bet it was a bit eerie at that time, and with it being so flat.

Very nice cabin.

Awesome photos Matt! My goodness have your kids grown! Dude, its terrifying, isn't it?

I liked the picture of the deer so much it is now my desktop wallpaper for the weekend.

Really glad you had a good time in Lapland. Did the mosquitos that bit you get drunk?

;)

I'll try to be good, but I've never really gotten that figured out 100%.

Cheers, fella!

-Alex

The kids looked cold. It wasn't really their idea, as it?

Cheers,
B

Mates, I was so lucky to catch that morning on the lake. The kids and I had struck camp in the sauna cottage's chill room, which was a bit of a squeeze, but much more fun than being in the proper cottage behind us where Finnish Granny ("Mummo") was. That particular morning, Susan gave me a good kick and woke me up bless her and I had to go outside and pee. I was just totally awestruck by the view and grabbed the camera and went out in the boat. There are some days when you're just blessed and 29.07 was one. The mist was just racing up off the surface of the lake and it was like rowing through the sky. Then the sun appeared above the trees and smacked me. Dude, I was a viking god rowing that sun across the sky. Far out, eh? Later that day we walked up into the hills and that's the pic of the kids. On the way down we saw the baby elk. There are reindeer all over the place, but to catch an elk was brilliant. First I've ever seen in 15 years in Finland. It even started walking towards us and checked us out. To cap it all, we caught a small pike in the evening. Very tasty! What a day!
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