Okay, so today we're going to go Sea Kayaking and we're visiting some of the islands around
the Archipelago here in Kimito Island and I'm all suited up to go out in the water.
Hahaha!
You sure are.
Hello, I'm Benjamin.
I work as a Sea Kayak guide in the Archipelago sea.
It's a natural park.
We have a lot of people from abroad who are coming here knowing about the Archipelago
sea and want to see what it is like here.
And Sea kayaking is really a good way to experience the wilderness.
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Meh!
haha!
Bababha!
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So how is the kayaking going so far?
It's going great.
We're just taking a short little break and came across some sheep who are just grazing
by the sea.
I guess by the sea.
And my legs fell asleep so I had to get out for a while.
But other than that it is going awesome.
No capsizing so far.
No.
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Very graceful.
Hahaha!
I got the video.
You're still alive?
Hello, I arrived.
Still dry.
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Soaked little puppy.
I am.
I managed to make it the entire sea kayaking journey without capsizing.
At the very end I flipped the boat over when I was getting out.
So this was an awesome experience.
We went sea kayaking and we were just paddling through wilderness and these small little
islands where we saw different kinds of wildlife.
All kinds of different birds.
It was just awesome and it was a real workout too.
We did this for a few hours.
I'm exhausted now but Ioved every minute of it.
Okay, so I was told that usually one in ten people capsize the kayak.
I survived the whole four hour journey.
I am still dry so I think I did pretty good.
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Today we're in the little town of Kasnas and we are waiting to catch a ferry that is going
to take us to a very remote island, which apparently is home to one of the largest lighthouses
in the area.
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We are now visiting Rosala which is an island which is home to a Viking Center.
So we enjoyed a really hearty Viking feast that was a thick soup with potatoes and white
fish and we also had some black rye bread with butter and after that meal we've just
been enjoying the island.
There is lots of games and activities for kids.
You can try archery.
You can try walking on stilts.
They have a maze.
Rabbits that you can feed.
So it's a nice place to spend a sunny day.
Laughing.
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We've arrived at the lighthouse and it's just on a big rock out in the sea.
So to get here we had to take a boat.
We've been traveling for about forty five minutes and as we were approaching the island
it started to get really choppy.
The waves are pretty high.
So yeah, we're out here in the middle of the ocean.
There is no land.
It is just a pile of rocks.
I don't know what is worse.
Air turbulence or choppy waters.
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So right now we're making our way up the two hundred and fifty two steps that we have to
climb all the way up to get to the top of the lighthouse.
And apparently there is a couple of ladders too.
And here in the lighthouse they also have a very small chapel where people can get married.
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Tonight for dinner we've decided to have a simple Finnish meal - a do it yourself meal.
We went to a Finnish grocery store and just loaded up on a whole bunch of different goodies.
We're going to have a small little feast.
I have really been enjoying eating lots of black rye bread with salmon and dill on top.
I think it is the best meal ever.
I personally like to alternate between a hummus spread and a cream cheese spread.
Those are my two favorite spreads and salmon is my favorite fish.
This is just an amazing little snack meal.
I'm going to miss this so much when I go back to Thailand.
When we were in Helsinki last week I tried a pear cider.
Now that we were in a supermarket, I noticed the same brand but with a pomegranate, so
that is what I'm drinking right now.
It is so nice and fruity.
I'm really thirsty.
She's going to get drunk like a skunk.
Hey.
I've got some beer and I'm assuming it is Finnish beer.
I don't really know.
It could be Swedish or something else but I'm guessing it is Finnish because of the
Nen.
I've noticed a lot of Finnish words and especially last names end with that.
Let's assume it is Finnish beer.
That's good stuff.
This is also really good.
It is like a potato salad.
We're too lazy to get our own plates, so we're just eating right from the container.
Having a do it yourself Finnish picnic is a great way to save money while having a delicious
meal.
We're just having our meal here on the porch of the guesthouse that we're staying at here.
It's got fantastic views.
Check it out.
Today we are having lunch at a place called Strandhotellet here in Dalsbruk, Finland.
We are going to be trying some local foods centered around salmon.
I'm really excited about the pizza.
I've never had salmon as a topping.
For our appetizer we ordered some smoked salmon with dill on a nice piece of rye bread and
we've also got a really tasty potato salad over here.
A big bite.
The salmon keeps getting better and better.
That is probably the best bite of salmon I've had since I've been in Finland.
Here is my wonderful thin crust pizza.
Come have a look.
It has lots of tomatoes, cheese and greens.
I think a few things got lost in translation because we were under the impression that
it was going to be a salmon pizza.
This looks just as good.
Let's dig in.
How is that?
You're going to like this a lot.
So what really makes this pizza delicious for me is the cheese and the olive oil drizzled
on top.
That is so tasty.
Okay, so up next we're trying the chocolate fondant, which has strawberries and cream.
Try some strawberry too.
Look at the inside.
Nice and gooey.
You can tell it has just been baked fresh out of the oven.
It is so decadent and sweet.
That was a really nice meal at a local cafe.
The place was recommended to us by one of our local contacts and we really enjoyed the
food.
It came to 27 Euros and considering we got a entree, a main dish and dessert we think
that is a pretty fair price for Europe.
Yeah, we ended up sharing everything.
Yeah, and we are stuffed.
While we've been exploring the archipelago region for the past week we've actually been
staying in this town.
It has two names - the Swedish name is Dalsbruk and then the Finnish name is Taalintehdas.
Most of the residents in this small community are Swedish native speakers and they also
speak Finnish fluently.
Some of the oldest ruins in town and they were used during the coal industry.
That is our abbreviated tour of Dalsbruk - a place many come to vacation in nice cottages
to go fishing, to go sailing - it is a very scenic place.
We're going to miss it.
We're going to give you a little tour of a Finnish supermarket and we'll see what strange
food items we can find.
So smoked salmon is very popular food over here.
You eat it with Rye bread.
That's something we had almost everyday.
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We're also buying some Salmiakki, which is black salty licorice.
I detested the taste of it but Sam really like it and apparently so does his Dad, so
this is for him.
This is a present for my Dad.
For George.
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So in Finland there are many different kinds of alcoholic beers and beverages to choose
from that you even have licorice flavored Salmiakki beer.
So chocolate is extremely popular in Finland and there is no brand more famous than Karl
Fazer.
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Black rye bread is always a really popular.
We've been eating this daily with butter and cheese and smoked salmon on top.
Canada represent.
We've got some Maple Syrup.
And of course the lumberjack.