User blog:007Jamesdean/Volcanic Trip Part 13

Part 13: FINLAND

Vanzilla was in Yacht Mode heading to our next destination over the Baltic Sea.

Me: I hope that none of you get sea sick.

Laney: Not me.

Luna: Nope. I'm good dudes.

Nicole: You'll love our next stop.

We later arrived.

Nicole: We're here guys. Welcome to Finland.

Me: Finland is a beautiful country guys. In my ancestral heritage I am actually part Scandinavian.

Lincoln: That's amazing J.D.

Lori: What countries are you descended from J.D.?

Me: I am from Iceland, Norway, Sweden, Finland, Greece, Czech Republic, Macedonia, and Denmark in ancestral origin.

Lola: That is so neat.

Laney: That's interesting.

Lana: And we've been to Iceland, Czech Republic and now we're in Finland.

Lisa: We were also in Denmark some time ago.

Me: That's right.

Lilly: This is gonna be interesting Linky.

Lincoln: It sure is Lilly.

Jessie K: Finland has lots of history that dates back to the 3000 B.C.

Nicole: That's right. And we're heading to Kemijärvi in Northern Finland. It's a town located inside the Arctic Circle. So when we get out be sure to bundle up. The temperature can drop to 30 below and it's cold now. Also this town is known for having another magnificent sight. The Aurora Borealis. Look.

We looked out the windows and it was night and the Aurora Borealis was out. The magnificent green, blue and turquoise curtains of light were incredible.

Lori: This is literally an amazing sight.

Bobby: It sure is babe.

Ronnie Anne: This is so cool!

Luna: I've never seen the Aurora Borealis before.

Kate: I've seen the Southern Lights down in Antarctica.

Naruto: This is amazing.

Sakura: It sure is.

We arrived in Kemijärvi and it was an amazing town.

We were staying in a lodge and we saw some of Finlands most iconic sights and tried all sorts of food. Lucy's favorite food was the Blood Pudding. In Finland it's a custom that they have. For snack time instead of chocolate brownies they have Blood Pudding. It's all made from Cow Blood and there's a factory that makes lots of it. It is now considered a powerful health food for everyone in Northern Finland. It was like something out of a slasher horror movie. 500 pounds of Blood Pudding are made a week. Lucy loved the Blood Sausages and we did too.

We later were in northeastern Finland near the town of Kuusamo. We could see right across the border into Northern Russia in Siberia. It was cold and beautiful. We were given an offer for lunch by the Pallisari family. They are local Bear Hunters. Eurasian Bears are hunted for their fur and meat. Bears are all muscle and one of natures most powerful creatures.

Their dogs were so cute. They had Finnish Lapphunds and they were cute. We were at their table and they served us bear and it was good. It was tough but tasty.

One hour south, Lana was in Heaven when we went into the famous Kuusamon Suurpetkeskus Oy Large Carnivore Center. They had all kinds of animals there. They had Wolverines, Lynx and all kinds of animals. They had Eurasian Brown Bears and they were huge. They were amazing and Laney and Lana made lots of friends in the preserve. Shanan explained to us about all the animals and their natures.

Later we left to our next destination.

Continues at Part 14