Sointula Day Three - Kavena Rd and Blackout!

 The power went out this morning just before 9am.  We were just heading down to breakfast.  Thank the muffin god they had finished the baking!  But the coffee wasn’t on yet. So we brought down our Bodum because they have a gas powered stove top so they could boil some water and fry us up some breakfast.  The café was closed but as Airbnb guests, we still get fed.  Which was confusing to the general public who could see us in there and would knock at the door – go away, we are special, we would shout at them (in reality, we would quietly look guilty and sip our coffee and take another bite of our scones).   The cook also loaded us up with extra baking for tomorrow. 

The first ferry of the day (7:55) made it out but that was it.  Now we are a bit worried that we won’t be able to leave in the morning.  No power means no Wi-Fi for now.  But our host let me know she is going to turn on the generator soon for the fridges and she will hook the router to it so we can check weather/ferry status (and post this!)

It was very windy in the night starting around 1:30am.  The wind howled and the little house rattled.  It was a noisy night.  But it wasn’t raining.  We were going to take a walk along Kaleva Road Walkway to watch the stormy seas.  But just as we finished breakfast, the sideways rain started. 

We tried to wait it out but that got boring so we decided to drive along Kaleva Road instead.  We pulled over a few times but, man, it was raining to beat the band!  My poor camera. Most of my photos have water spots and/or foggy lens.    But the rough seas and the swooping birds were fun to watch. 

We drove to the end of the paved road and turned around.  I stopped at the graveyard. Val refused to get out of the car (probably wisely, it was very wet at that point).  But I braved the howling wind and took a few photos.  The village brochure says the history of the island can be found on the markers in the graveyard and I can see that is true.  Lots of Finnish names (I assume). 

The guy from the heritage farm? 

We headed in the other direction to the other end of the paved roads.  I love the little clapboard houses.  Some of them are in rough shape and some are beautifully restored. 

Past the harbour again and back home.  We moved the car to the ferry lineup.  If there is no other ferry today, the first one tomorrow is going to be BUSY!.  We were going to take the second ferry (11am-ish) but now we are just eager to get off the island as soon as possible tomorrow.  The ferry line up is very casual here.  You just park on the right side of 1^st Street.  If you aren’t in your car when the line moves, it is assumed you are just parked and everyone goes around you.  So, if there is a ferry later today, we are still good.  And Coho-Joe is so close to the ferry, we are just parked right out front.  We will be within the first 10 cars on.  Win-win (if there is a ferry). 

I have been knitting.  Val has been hibernating.  Our host has just arrived.  She is so sweet.  She turned on the generator and boiled us some water in thermos and is heating up some soup.  More muffins on offer.  She is also going to bring us more blankets because it sounds like the power is out until the hydro guys can come over on the first ferry (fingers crossed) in the morning. 

She just looks dead.  

Knitting by the window, the only source of light

Playing with my pebbles from yesterday.

I am using the last of my battery to post this while I have internet!  The soup is delicious!  And our host added a grilled ham and cheese on the side.  And told us if we are stuck here, we can stay for free.  But the ferry is expected to be running tomorrow.