Overland to Scandinavia and more!
Spring 2017


A day around the area outside Iin Sillat Motel & Camping

Interesting that this tree on the campsite is dead, however the fungus appears to be thriving!.......



Setting off on what we thought was going to be a short walk, we saw this board and notice about 200 yards from the campsite that described a village called Haminan, so come with us as we wander around it as we thought it was fascinating!……























What’s inside the strange shaped little wooden box?......



It’s an old Water Well that used to have a winch and bucket, but this one has been converted to electricity……



The ‘Booze’ story!……





This is possibly the oldest house in the village!......





The Fire Department, which you need in a village where all the houses are made of wood!……



The Outdoor Auditorium……





The modern church which was locked so did not get to see inside……



We then found a small Museum, but that also was not open……



As we then spotted a Café which had just opened for the season, so we went in for a coffee and slice of homemade cake …..





The Café Owner then told us that we were welcome to have a look around upstairs as that was also a bit of a Museum, so off we went and found the Child’s School Desk as we got to the top of the stairs……



While the two rooms were laid out as though the family still were in the house……







Yes this place also had a Singer Sewing Machine……



Back outside and we spot 3 boats used in Logging Operations on the river, as this one had a centre winch for holding the logs together as the boat went down the river......



Riverside Monument……



Children’s play area……



The local middle school with all the students bikes……



As this ‘Mini Quad’ and small Motorbike came roaring up the road……



Do NOT adjust your glasses, this girl really did have a head of long Blue Hair, it was not a wig!......



As we then find ourselves in another part of the Haminan, with a really nice story on this board……



The Parsonage, still in place……



And the story, which I hope you can read……



The new Parsonage behind another of those water wells, which could not be opened……



The older Parsonage……





We then went down to a short walk along part of the river and saw this piece of Finnish ‘Art’ but no description could be found for it……











The river in the upper part of the next picture still has ice and snow on the surface……



While the water coming away from that part had quite a current in it as it came from near the border with Russia……





Back on the road again tomorrow!......