This is a view of one of the water front areas in Helsinki where condos sell for over a million dollars. Lots of interesting old buildings with water front view. Too bad it was a cloudy day.  One thing I really appreciated in Helsinki was a large grocery store right down town, less that a block from our hotel.  Maybe someday Fort Wayne will have something similar.  A person can dream.

In contrast, when we got to the far north the sun was shining.  This is a picture of the kind of log cabin we stayed in at Kakslauttanen (say that 10 times fast) Resort. They called these cabins Kilos and if you look closely you can see the glass half-dome room on the north end. This is where I slept and I loved being able to see the stars overhead as I fell asleep.  These cabins could sleep 4-6 and felt quite luxurious for two people. It seemed more luxurious to me when I found that a van would pick us up and take us to the big lodge where we ate all our meals.  I can walk a half mile on level ground with no problem but icy, snow covered, up and down hills in COLD weather is not my idea of a fun walk.  Much as I enjoyed this trip, I found myself thinking longingly of a previous trip to warm, sunny Spain. I will not be moving north of the Arctic Circle any time soon.