Final preparations...

Anna had confirmation today that her sister Olga had booked transport for her, her parents and Aunt and Uncle to get from St Petersburg to Kotka next week. They will arrive the day after we do, early in the morning, having left their place in St Petersburg at 3am!!
They'll cross the Russian-Finnish border at Vaalimaa, shown,
before arriving at Santalahti in time for breakfast with us!

We'll all be going to the Maretarium together during our stay, and definitely out to the archipelago on a boat.

For now though, it's off to start the packing here in Scotland, for the long journey to Finland!