Day Thirty Two Saturday August 20th

We really were in luck last night with our Greek feast. It seems that this was no regular event, but a special end of season party for the site regulars, which they were happy for other campers to join.

Today was an uneventful but nevertheless enjoyable day. An unrushed morning gave an opportunity to keep up with clothes washing, and to chat to a local couple, the wife Finnish, who gave us some very useful suggestions for our crossing to Finland in a few weeks time, which we will explore further. In search of Internet access we did some slightly random scenic driving, and dipped into the towns of Hofors and Hedemore. In both the Turistbyros were closed at weekends! In Avesta, classed as a city, we did find one open, but not until 1.56 and it closed at 2. I managed to download the paper, but there was clearly no room for negotiation and I was  ushered out at 2 prompt. And the wifi was instantly switched off. Meanwhile Geoff was loitering outside Swedbank in the shopping arcade, which we have found useful before, I joined him and we both used their free wifi to complete the daily Internet tasks.

We didn't hang around to explore Avesta. The old town looked attractive, but wasn't really old at all, We read up about the copper mining history - here the copper was used for the country's coinage - and then moved on, taking in  an overdue lunch stop, for more scenic driving on the way to the Farnebofjarden Nature Reserve. Here we found yet another idyllic lakeside campsite. As we pulled in we spotted the Autosleeper Campervan from yesterday morning at the Copper Mine in Falun, and are parked next to them. They greeted us like old friends. They too had only come across one other British campervan in their travels. What's more, theirs was sold to them originally by the same person, Frank, from Cotswold Motorhomes in Cheltenham as we dealt with when we bought ours. Crazy coincidence!

The views across the lake this evening have been simply stunning, the water absolutely still and the reflections in it completely crystal clear. I have taken photos of "the view from my kitchen" as I cooked supper, but they just don't do it justice.