Thursday, March 12, 2009

Lappi

I went to Lapland this weekend, to the town of Levi. Here's where I stayed, in Kimmo's father's and uncle's place:


I tried cross-country skiing, grilling sausages like s'mores in the fireplace, and making Finnish pea soup. However, the undisputed highlight of the weekend was the reindeer races! They were easy to follow. First, choose a reindeer from those milling about:

Then stuff it into a starting gate:

And it's off!

1 comment:

Pink Hiker said...

What fun!!!! That looks like skijoring which my Alaska buddies do with their dogs! WOW - I am jealous!! Love, Mom