Visitors from the east arrive!

Yesterday afternoon Anna's family arrived from St Petersburg. The weather was boiling when they got here- about 27c but I was aware that thunder was forecast, so we encouraged them to enjoy the lake for a while before any rain arrived. In fact the taxi driver's wife was the first to dive into the lake- it must have been a long journey for her too!

It was very hot when Anna's folks arrived yesterday afternoon.

Sausages almost ready- just before a big thunderstorm struck!

After a couple of hours I barbequed some sausages down by the waterside, but just as we were about to eat them there, the heavens opened, and we took refuge indoors! The rain passed quite quickly though, and we were able to go out again later in the evening. I was watching speedway news appear from the 4 team tournament championship at Peterborough, and in fact my team Edinburgh won the whole event, so by the time it was all over, it was getting a bit late to put anything on the blog last night. And tonight, I will be watching more speedway live on my laptop, as Edinburgh rider Craig Cook is one of the riders in the team GB squad riding in the World Team Cup event at King's Lynn, so I am putting these pictures from yesterday and today on now, to avoid needing to do so late this evening again. There is a lot of speedway on this week!

In Jyvaskyla this morning.

Time for coffees.

On the way back home from town.

This morning we headed into Jyvaskyla to walk around the centre. Sandy and Olivia spent some of their money and we all had ice creams in the sunshine.

In the hot tub again!

Back home this afternoon, we did the usual thing in the sunshine- more sauna/swimming/sauna/swimming sessions! As the forecast for the rest of the week is very uncertain at the moment, it's important to enjoy the good weather while we can. After dinner in a short while, I will see who wants to go along to the nearby lake where the public beach and diving board is, before coming back for the speedway. This afternoon, my brother Keith has swum from 1.45pm until 5.40pm, with only short sessions in the sauna in between! Incredible!

Somewhere in there are Olga, Keith and Anna!

By the jetty.

Click on the picture and in the distance, it should be possible to spot Keith!

On the trampoline just before dinner. 

Dinner!