juhannus

that's midsummer.

we went to the family's cottage. spent four days sleeping, sauna-ing and feasting on grilled sausages and grandma's home-made rye bread. in turn, the mosquitoes feasted on us. nights were full-out wars, attempting to kill every last one in our tiny cabin before we slept. as soon as we were satisfied, lay down and turned out the lights - another mosquito would start singing in the dark above our heads. and up again.

feast.

we also saw some moulting reindeer.

right out the sauna.

on midsummer's eve my host dad dragged us out to a dance floor. a popular juhannus destination for staggeringly drunk senior citizens. we sullenly sipped our sodas and waited to leave. at midnight they lit the traditional bonfire, past the dance floor by the lake. the sky was nearly as bright as the fire.

bonfire warming our backs.

1.30 am on the "nightless night"

we went home on sunday, itching.