As promised yesterday here is the rest of the tale on the Vepsä trip. After talking to the really nice couple for a long time we went for a coffee. As we were pretty hungry we hurried down to the restaurant. I already wrote about the food it really was not at all inviting. So we stuck to the coffee and kinda Dutch as we are apart from all that wild Finnish blood running through our veins we dug up our own energy cookies with cranberries. My mother has very well adopted the Dutch way of bringing your own food and feeling no shame to eat it with your just bought coffee. All people who had been there before had brought their own munchies. We had taken pulla Kranssi, water and a banana. 
Swimming and hiking up steep hills makes you pretty hungry! It was another hour until the boat was to leave so we sat down on the swimming beach that is extremely safe for children as you had to walk at least 200 m before the water would reach any further then your knees.
But I could not resist the water. The water here is so much warmer than in Mepala. There is no busy Ferry route passing this island so the water is not stirred up that much. It was hot and sunny with very smooth water that for once actually felt warm.
Then it was time to go to the boat. Now we wanted to try and go for the better seats so we could see the landscape a lot better. Soon the whole landing place was filled with lots of people.
Again we met the cool couple; she was showing us her sunglasses that were not like any I had ever seen before. The inside of the glasses contained a little build in side mirror so you could see everything behind you. Talking about having eyes in the back of the head! Pretty amazing, on the boat we sat down with them for some more talking and they kept telling us how we should take a little cruise to one of the small islands were they serve you traditional and mostly fresh fish prepared in many different ways outside on the pier. After the dinner there is life music and you can dance outside under the stars on the landing place. How tempting! Let's for a moment pretend I can dance. But as my mother was saying and who are we going to dance with each other? Hm yes it might be a thing that couples or groups of friends do together I don't know. The idée just seemed so wonderful, dancing by the sea on a warm summer night, the sound of the waves, a nice Finnish tango… Maybe another time, it was rather expensive and then it might be nicer if you have a dance partner too, one whose date isn't giving you the evil eye. I do suffer from romantic tendencies occasionally.
When the boat got back in the harbor the riverside was filled up with hundreds of Harley Davidson motorbikes and some other ones too. Never ever have I seen so many at once! In summertime motorbike enthusiasts come together to show their motorbike and admire all the cool and wild models that people have. There were all colors and different designs many looked like one of a kind.
We walked with our bicycles in our hand (my bicycle is very cool too) and had a good look at all the shiny bikes wow. Even my mother had to admit that the bike riders did not look as scary as she had thought initially and surely not all of them were Hells Angels. Only some… It was interesting to see how like it is with dog owners the bike fitted the owner.
Today we had to go into town to pay some bills for my grandmother and to stock up on some food besides the ice cream we stocked up on yesterday. It is Licorice ice cream that is sold here in large quantities. Finnish people are licorice crazy. Even in The Netherlands we cannot get licorice ice cream in the supermarket. Too bad it taste pretty funky. We got some vanilla too because licorice and berries don't match.
After we got back my grandmother was just finishing her lunch but had some of the warm just grilled chicken we brought her. That is her favorite I think so we finally had a fuss less dinner. Then it was time for an after dinner coffee and to set of to Ruissalo. There was just enough time to bike down there for the 5pm sauna. We made it. One of our friends was there too and she is just a sauna and swim freak like us so she joined us. It was a very busy sauna hour but the atmosphere is usually very nice and relaxed.
We went for a swim first. That might have been a mistake the water was absolutely freezing. We were of course spoiled the day before. The wind was getting stronger and there were even some relatively big waves (for that place). Then it feels better than ever to get into a hot sauna to warm up again. Some ladies were throwing so much water on the hot rocks that you had to cover your face with your hands. After a while it got unbearable and we went for another swim. This time it felt so much better you would think the shock to your body is bigger because of the temperature difference but it felt much better! Later when we sat down with coffee in the sun and we were chatting to everybody suddenly the lady who is our friend said she had some pictures to show me. She was giggling a little bit. She and her husband were laughing a little bit. Of she went and got her wallet, eeeh he looked kinda young. Her son is 24 but the pictures were from when he was 17, he looked very sweet and nice. I am sure he has no idea that his mother is showing his picture to girls. Well let's say I am a little bit older than that, you can't always tell but my passport unfortunately doesn't lie. She said it didn't matter at all. Hmmm well the other way round it happens all the time I have nothing against it I mean it depends on the person.
It is good to know that there is no need to be afraid that no one is interested. It is my own desire of freedom and unusual activities that usually spoils things in the romantic department. I sat there with a red face and before they left she said she would bring another more recent picture next time. It was time for us to go too, It takes an hour to cycle back ,the evening was beautiful but Mommo get's up at 6am….
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