Eight people awaited us at breakfast today, so I was able to have two croissants and two glasses of apple juice. Then, despite my heavy heart, we checked out and headed over to S’s house for the last time. A squirrel greeted us before immediately running away. At least my GoPro recording session yesterday was not a waste – yay!
We drank some tea (white tea with raspberry flavouring) and chatted, stretching out the minutes in a bid to make our final meeting last forever. Then we headed off for an early lunch at Pizza Koti. We bought a pizza burger (with free drinks!), but it tasted…odd. S and I had 2 pieces each. The Husband had 4!
Took S home. Made excuses to keep hanging around. Squirrels were seen. When S went to the bathroom, my eyes filled with tears and I hugged The Husband, saying, “I don’t want to go!”
But we had to. So I hugged S. We took one last photo. Then she waved us off as we set out for Helsinki airport.
On the way it snowed a bit, which was a little nerve-wracking but still manageable. We somehow stopped at the same service centre from our journey in the other direction. The Husband was unable to fill the tank completely lol. Then more driving…and more driving…
Finally, Helsinki airport appeared. Dropped our bags at the nearby hotel, hit the petrol station (we were served by a guy who filled the tank and told us where to take the rental car – when asked by the cashier if the guy should get an extra euro, The Husband said yes), then parked the car in a rental car company’s space. We found the desk, returned the key and took the covered walkway to the hotel (huzzah!).
The room is nice enough for one night and it’s still vaguely light at 9:30pm. We had dinner at the airport to save money – I ended up in Starbucks with couscous and yoghurt stuff, as well as a grande hot chocolate. Watched Blade on Netflix.
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