Since the last entry, I experienced ice-hole swimming in a forest lake and had a network workshop in Groningen (The Netherlands). And yes, they do have Koffie shops there.
This is the Konnevesi research station about 100km from Jyvaskyla. After the sauna, before the Kota, a few of us jumped in the ice-hole (avanto) at the end of the dock. It's an amazing experience motivated by the fact that there is a hot sauna waiting for you when you get out.
This is a Kota. It's a small, poorly insulated structure where people grill sausages and sing songs until the wee hours of the morning. If you're not near the fire, you're not warm.
These are pictures from Haren, near the biology building at the University of Groningen - finally a taste of spring.
More to come.
Bye for now.
Jackson
