May is almost over and it brought us a bit from everything: first guests, a lot of fun with free-running the dogs, BBQs outside without any mosquitos, perfect water levels in the rivers for paddling, temperatures from -2 to +34, a lot of sun, but also important, needed rain and - yes - also some short snowfalls. Summer is almost here, even the short but tough cooling down period in the last days made us wear again long trousers and fleece jackets.
The water levels in the rivers are just perfect at the moment. Corinna and Sanne are paddling as much as they can during their days off and look forward to their first paddling-trips with clients.
Our dogs in the new kennels enjoy 2 - 3 weekly freeruns; those from the old kennels got their own swimming pool installed and cool down whenever needed in the water.
Mosquitos? Not any problems with them so far. Hardly ever one is visible, hearable or - worst - feelable, when sitting on the veranda or enjoying a BBQ.
With our guests in May we were hiking on Karhunplku and in the area of the Lakes Änäkäinen. In a few days, one customer starts for the first Ruunaa-paddling-trip 2014 and a fully booked guesthouse for one night beginning of May will challenge our kitchen-crew again. After a few weeks cooking for "only" 5 - 10 persons, now we will be cooking again for 20 and this will be a"new" experience again.
May was great - we look forward to June!