Last Day in Enontekio

As we approach our last day – I’m writing this post as the others head to the sauna and the warm after a cold day running around making fires in the snow and ice.

Our day started late as myself and Thor (who now have a cabin to ourselves) stayed up until 430am chatting and feeding the fire. The other chaps are back in the original cabin with their own rooms while the owners are fitting a new booster tank – which is what burst, all this means is the downstairs is off limits but everything else in the cabin works.

Once up and messing around with some shots and vids inside the cabin we headed out to the newly found supermarket and hardware store. Within this store, armed with my Scandinavian phrase book (Courtesy of Kerrie), we worked out that Vapaan means free range in terms of eggs and decided to go for these over the non-vapaan which we assumed meant caged. In the store we also purchased other essential items such as kinkkusulatejuusto (cheese and ham spread) and Saunapalvi (Smoked ham). Each store we have entered has a lot of Moomin memorabilia – yes that is the children’s cartoon – which I have always found odd. After the store we enetered the hardware store where we purchased a sled and headed out to the local Grilli (Fast food restaurant), most of you reading will not know but here these places are very popular and it was busy when we went in – I didn’t eat anything but the chaps got some burgers and chips for around the price you would expect to pay in a London restaurant.

After this we head back to the cabin and went out to form a top down fire (Minus Thor and Russell) ready for the evening and then generally messed about with snow and sitting in very deep snow.

Thor joined us later as we explored the other side of the frozen lake we are situated on and then again shot some vids of the guys standing under a tree with someone shaking it.

After this we went back out to the fire we had prepared and lit it – to great effect. Cue brandy, music and running around. Russell has joined us by this point but did admit he was cold (He didn’t bring his cold weather jacket from last time).

To be honest today has been basic but fun and everyone has done what they want. I like going out into the cold (Anton and Steve generally join me most times) and Thor and Russell enjoy the warm and join sporadically.

Tomorrow we drive to NordCape…and the underground sea tunnel.