Finland Days 5 & 6

Monday, 12 August 2024

Our last day of competition was the long distance final – I knew the distance was going to be too long for me to be very competitive, plus I made lots of mistakes so I finished well back in the field – but it was still heaps of fun.

On our way home we did one last stop at a lake for a swim - there's no shortage of lakes in this country.

Back at home we washed our orienteering shoes and gave them a quick sauna before we packed them (all apartments and houses we've seen in Finland have a sauna).

On our last day in Finland and the very last day of our holiday we went for a quick run on one of the islands as I was keen just to run and enjoy the forest (without thinking about navigation).

Then we returned home to face the final pack of our bags - Jon has swapped bags with Zali and also been given lots of Zali and Jett's stuff to take home so there was some serious squishing to be done.. 

One we were done we picked up Andrea and Sue who were getting a lift and made our way to the airport.   Unfortunately I was feeling pretty unwell by the afternoon with almost exactly the same symptoms as I’d had in Edinburgh.   Hopefully some good rest at home will help me get rid of whatever this is for once and for all, as I haven't been 100% for weeks now.