It seems like Märket is much more comfortable place to sleep than the beach. We woke up into a beautiful and a lot warmer morning than yesterday and prepared some luxurous sandwiches for the possible visitors today.
Although the sea was quite rough, we studied the history of the lighthouse and hoped to see some visitors here. While waiting, we burned some trash, chopped fire wood and carried stuff that might be needed in renovation from the basement to the attic. We were relieved when the radio amateurs told the aggregate wouldn't scare the seals away - quite opposite.

Johanna was our decoy for the seals with her seal towel, and apparently it worked: later we saw two seals exercising on the rocks! Hopefully we'll see them again and get some good pictures.

We had lots of time for sightseing around the island and Johanna was excited of the shrimps and kolmipiikki fish that were found in the lagunes of thethe island. We are surprised how many colours and creatures can be found on these rough rocks: yellow lichen, green 'loan' of algae, white rocks of the salt... Our favorite is a 'cow fur' cover on some rocks where sun has dried the algae.

For lunch Johanna made exellent cabbage soup for all of us, which made the radio amateurs say that we definitely didn't come to Märket in vain. We also got to taste their smoked ham soup, so today we had some delicious meals.

The weather has calmed down during the day and we are wondering how come nobody has visited Märket. We were supposed to meet an old legendary lighthouse guard today, but unfortunately it was cancelled. Our wish for the seals became true so now we are waiting for the sailors.

Greetings from Märket

Heidi and Johanna