Week At Kasnäs - Day 6

Hello!

Last day at Kasnäs went well even though we had to adjust our schedule a bit due to strong winds at the sea. We were supposed to try out marine survival suits and practice floating in the sea while wearing them. We'll try to do that next spring when we have a follow up meeting with our group.

Since it was so windy by the sea we headed for a hike in the nearby woods. It was fun too! The nature looks different down South than what I'm used to in Kuopio.

Before lunch time we also went over our physical test results. I did very good with everything. My crunches were great, same with squats and back exercises. My struggle is with pushups in my opinion but I still did good compared to the average result in my age group. My UKK walking test didn't give me a real result because it doesn't work well for people that are conditioned to walk fast. Basically I'm always walking, running and/or biking around Kuopio, so little 2km UKK walk was nothing for me. 

My goal for next 6mths is to better my running as well as I'd be stoked if I learnt how to do handstands. Our group quide gave me ideas how to reach these goals. Now it's just up to me to do it. We'll get together again next spring to check up how everyone in our group has done with their goals. 

I'm very happy that I was able to take part to this sports retreat because it is really good to follow your progress as well as try out different sports every now and then. You never know when you can find a new favorite sport of yours if you don't try. It is also fun to meet new people who love exercising as much as I do. 

Thank you Kasnäs and all the people I got to hang out with!! See you in the spring! Everyone else... I'll try to keep up with my blog posts but if you don't hear from me I'm out running or practising my handstands.

About an hour long little hike around the woods in Kasnäs.

The scenery was interesting because of the short pine trees that grow on islands. I'm used to all the tall trees around Kuopio.

The weather in Kasnäs was great! Even when it was rainy and windy it was still very pleasant and warm.

These tree roots look like a fence. How cool is that?

A bunch of cute sheep huddled together along the way.

Back at the hotel. The sun started shine but the wind was merciless.

It would have been a jolly good day to fly a kite!

Crazy.

Windy.

Giggles!

Yikes!

Lunch time! I will definitely miss all the food at Kasnäs.

On the way home. Grueling 7hrs drive.

Huge church on the way.

Our friend Aarne drove us back home from Kasnäs. Thank you so much!!

We stopped at a candy shop along the way. Our sports week is over after all, and we need some sugar to stay awake for rest of the way.

Good night!