DAY 22

5.2. Early start, 8.30am, 28km to do, wind and snow, minus 5 only. Wery bowring road again. Maybe I will change road later. If I stay on that E75 4, it's because there is allways some one on that road, in case.....!!?? At 2pm, I arrive at Pihtipudas, where Pentti Ruotsalainen was waiting for me at Shell station. He introduce me right away to my next host, Pentti Hytönen and Anneli Simola, farmers, producing milk for cheese. 30 cows , plus many little one, at Elämäjärvi.

The both Pentti are Rotarian. I stay with Pentti Ruotsalainen at the cotage by the lac, I forget the name, he cooks a delicious meal in the owen,

Sauna, wine ,...ect.....

DAY 21

4.2. Up early, Petri drive me backat the ABC station. I wait a bit that the day light shows up to start walking.

The next place will be Löytänä, a little tiny village on the side of the road. Only 19 km to do. In beetween there

is a restaurant and hotel named Wiikin Kartano, where I stop for a small lunch offert by the house.

I talk with the owner, Mervi Somero, that I have to meet my next host, Johanna Holm at Löytänä at 6 pm.

The probleme was that I have to walk in the dark. It's wery dangerous. I decide to ask to Mervi if it's not a probleme

for her to sponsor me for the night. She accepted. Thank you Mervi. So I had a long hours to rest. I needed it, really.

The only probleme , it's the next day is going to be long. NO PROBLEME.

www.wiikinkartano.fi

DAY 20

3.2. after said Bye Bye to Leena and rosa the dog, her husband Vilho Polari drive me back to Ninicafe. Today, only 20 km to do. Easy. An arrangement have been made for the next night. The familly Manninen. It's a bowring road, nothing to see. Only snow and trees. Last year at the same time of the year, it was the same, only water and trees. But it wason the Amazone riverin Brazil. After the walk of the day, Maija Manninen cameto ABC petrol station at Viitasaari to pick me up,

and we went to her place.She introduce me to all the familly, her husband Petri, and their 3 chilrens: Emmi, Otto ,and Elina. Great familly, all musiciens. The oldre daughter, Emmi, is in the national level competition of pole vault. Congratulation. During the evening, Petri arrange the place where to sleep for the 2 next days.Thank you Petri.

DAY 19

2.2. ..Maisa drive me back on the road 75 -4, 80km away from the house, and I start walking at 9.30am. Snow all the day and wind. wery hard day. I had to go to Ninicafe, about 25 km to do. I have been invited by Marja and Reino for a lunch at that Ninicafe in Ninitahti. Leena Sandelin serve me a nice meal. Leena and Vilho Pollari, came to pick me up at the Ninicafe at 4pm. I had a tea with them the day before, when they found me some where on the road, and invite me for a tea. I had a wery nice sauna with a beer, relax time in that beautyful house, all made in very ancien wood from lappland. Elk meet ( steww ) for dinner, nice talk with glasses of wine, and them went to sleep

DAY 18

1.2. Wake up at 6.30am, because Erkki have to bring me back on the road 75- 4,

at the ABC petrol station, and start walking at 9am. The day before, the familly Piesala phone me to tell me they are ok to give me a night in their house. I walk 26 km, bit wind and not too cold. -10 Maisa Piesala pick me up in the middle of no where at 4pm. She drove 80km . Incroyable!!! Ari, Maisa, Milla Piesala give me a wery warm welcome. And also the dog Sony.

I got help also from Mirja Kriivarinmäki ( 20E) Had a very good dinner with reinder meet.

DAY 17

31.1. Velle drive me out of the city of Jyvaskyla, and after few hours , I arrive at the big ABC petrol station. Erkki and his daughter was waiting me there, and bring me to his house at Saarijärvi. Meet his girlfriend Anu, went to the local pub for one beer, back home for a good dinner. I had a nice talks with Anu and Erkki.

DAY 16

Thanks to Kirsi and Vella Vahtonen who contact the journalist Rai who contact PRISMA, who agreed to sponsor me for a new pare of shoes.

While in Jyvaskyla, I spend a night at Katreena appartment, and a night a Kirsi and Vella appartment. A nice saturday night at the bar Vakiopaine, a students place where I was invited by Willy ( usa ).

Today little bit crapula, it's windy out and in my head. Thanks to all the friends from Jyvaskyla.