DAY 11: ANNA'S FAMILY DEPART, AND WE SPEND OUR FINAL FULL DAY IN KOTKA...

Just before Vladimir, Irina, Boris and Lucia depart, with Sandy

We awoke at 6am to find Anna's folks all up and ready to go, despite the fact that the departure time had been set for 10am! The driver appeared in his 8 seater VW at 10.10am, and after our goodbyes, suddenly the house felt very big and empty again, as it had when we first arrived.



Sandy, outside the house, on the North side, looking South.


We played around the house, had a game of minigolf then had some delicious rye bread rolls for lunch. After, we drove into Kotka, went to the Maretarium and bought presents for my parents and brother, Keith.


Anna and Sandy in the Sappoka Water Gardens, at the bottom of the waterfalls.

The digital thermometer outside the Maretarium read 24C at 2pm and it was again sunny in the harbour area. We then walked back to the Sapokka Water Garden and took some photos there.


Me with Sandy, before climbing to the top of the falls.



What an awesome view of Kotka, beyond Sapokka Water Park!



Sandy and me at the top of the waterfall.



Sandy was desperate to sail his wee boat that he had bought in the Maretarium!


It was a lovely afternoon! After an ice cream, we returned to the Euromarket supermarket to stock up with a few things for our return journey to Scotland.

Back at the house, our next door neighbours appeared after we had eaten dinner outside and asked us to join them. We spent the evening chatting and exchanging email addresses.

Tomorrow, we plan to load up the car and leave around 11am, heading back towards Helsinki for the Silja Serenade boat.