Today is sunday. Normally it wouldnt make any difference out here, but it happens to be Miras and Jannes second wedding day. So it made a difference. Their wedding day was hot and sunny - this wasnt. The day gave weak showers now and then, but the day was not to wet.

The wind slowly rose to about 7-8 NE, so all this guaranteed that there were no visitors today. Anyway we could row to the only fishingnet we had and surprise, there was a kampela in the 60 mm net! But no wonder, me and Janne have gone net fishing since young kids in Savo...


The fish, yes it´s real.

After yesterdays slow start we had a lot of energy to work. Leena took care of the cooking today. We made a security check and started doing things to maximise visitors security on the island. Still it must be pointed out that everybody that visits here is here on their own responsibility. So watch Your steps when here.

On the late afternoon coffee break I said, lets make a bit of the wall project today and tear down a small part of the rotten wall. Well, that showed to be so interesting project that finally we tore down insulation from a whole big wall in the middle room of the first floor. Mira and Janne worked hard on it and so did we too. What a way to spend a wedding day!


The weddingday! What else could you do?

The wall project was so interesting because there were five wall papers ower each other, then the insulation propably from 1954 and then wooden "pearl pont panel" propably from 1885. It is amazing and nice, but it seems to be rotten. I believe we must tear it down after documentation, but we should replace it with similar new panel. Fortunately Janne is a museum expert - he has already given many good advice.


The wallpaper. You never know what you are going to find when you start tearing and removing.

We finished the work at 7.30 PM and now we will celebrate the wedding anniversary with pancake and maybe with something sparkling. But I am afraid the others won´t allow me to sit at the table before I of go to wash all the dust in the ice cold sea - well hopefully I can add some hot water from the sauna pot to my washing water...


Even Pekka worked!!

Our friends, the seals disappeared when the wind got harder. Before that there were plenty of them all around the island. Well, of course they will be back.

It is interesting to see what tomorrow will bring - maybe finally some visitors - people You should remember how short the Nordic summer is! Come visit Märket!

Greerings from the Famous Märket Five!