A last look at the lake by Jyrki and Mari's house.
Outside Jyrki and Mari's house.
Olivia, with Laku the cat!
Once we had had breakfast, we loaded the car up and said our goodbyes to Jyrki, Mari and the boys. It had been a fantastic time, full of wonderful experiences, and we were all sad to leave Varkaus. More than anything though, we were so happy that we had met and made new friends in Varkaus. I've said earlier that Jyrki and Mari were exceptional in the way they made us feel so at home, and how they welcomed us into their house, and the fact that we spoke non-stop all the way to Helsinki about the things we had done together over the previous days showed how much these few days had meant to all of us.
Both families together in Savonlinna.
We hope now that we will be able to welcome the Ikonen family to Scotland soon, to allow us to repay some of the hospitality that was shown to us in Varkaus!
Once again- thanks for making our trip to Varkaus so memorable!
Of course, it had also been a very successful return to Kotka, and Santalahti, and it was especially pleasing for both Anna and myself to see how well Sandy and Olivia got on with Baboushka and Dayadushka. We hope to return ourselves to Finland soon. Undoubtedly, it's our favourite holiday destination!
Finally, on the road south from Varkaus to Helsinki, we didn't see one cloud in the sky for over 150 miles! The temperature rose to 28C, making us very sad to be leaving.
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