Sad News...

Daniel, Brito and me.

Dear Blog readers,

Please, prepare yourself for a sad and 

shocking message.

Our son, Daniel Kim Christian, has suddenly left us, after being involved in a boat accident here in the archipelago outside of Vasa, on
Wednesday the 10th of July, 2013.

He should have been celebrating his 28th birthday in September this year. 

Born; 26th of Sept 1985

He had a happy positive personality, always laughing, and knew how to live the life without worrying about any unnecessary problems. He took the day as it was and was always willing to liberally share what he had with his friends. And there were friends in multitude! Many told us after the funeral that they have never seen such a crowded ceremony in this church before, nor as many flower bouquets and condolences. 

Daniel has been living down on Tenerife the last 2 years and we have had such a nice time together. 

He was working on one of the ice breaker boats of Sweden, Ale. 

. Every time he had to leave for work we started missing him so much and we started counting days till he would return. He was such a happy person and it felt like our home, including ourselves, came more alive as soon as he was present.

Now we only have got the nice memories left, but Gods word keep us going. We know we´ll meet Daniel again in heaven one day. Daniel believed in Jesus Christ as his saviour, and when you do so there will be a place waiting for you in heaven. That´s a promise from God!

To loose your son is for sure one of the most difficult experiences you can have.

 To make it we every now and then must remind ourselves that he in reality is up in heaven, probably having a lot of fun going on with the angles and the people who have left us before. He is having a great time! In heaven is no sorrow or problems or tears, like we have to face in this world, and it´s only us who are suffering here when we miss him so much. This is a truth that gives us comfort and every now and then we remind ourselves about it. I just like to tell you to give you comfort too.

The last weeks have been very tough. The shock we got when the message about his death reached us  made us paralysed and there are no words to explain how much we miss him. Our home and life on Tenerife will never again be the same without him, and we are having  a hard time going back home this coming week.

Please, remember us in your prayers,

 Love,

Susanne and Brito.

Replot 030713

 Arrival to the bridge.

This big bridge is located in the archipelago outside Vasa.

You can read more about it here.

I went here with Mum and Brito.

 The following photos are from Replot, the 

first island you get to after the bridge.

This is "Arkens Toast", a nice meal at

 restaurant Arken which is owned by my cousin.

 The view from the bridge.

The Wild Cats

These three wild cats are living in the neighbourhood at my mamas house.

Mama and Brito are feeding them many times a day. 

They haven´t got any names so far, but I have heard Mam and Brito taking about

them saying "The ugly cat", "The grey cat" and "The loving cat".

I would really like to give them names but it´s not possible when I don´t know if they are females or males.

 Could be called Brownie?

Selma?

and Cariñita?

On The Balcony

Me on the balcony at my Mums house.

Sausages

The second day on the island was cold and windy so we put some 

logs on fire before we went to bed.

Before we went to bed we had a last meal: A couple of 

sausages filled with pieces of cheese. They are very delicious!

Can you see them on the photo? We just put them on a fork stick and 

heat them up and we have them with sweet hot mustard from Aland.

The shops in Finland sell many different sausages and 

we have, during the last three weeks, tried 

sausages with;  Cheese,

 with Feta cheese and ground pepper

 with Chili and peperoni

Hot sausage

My dads favourite sausage

Grill sausage and

Barbecue sausage.

Unbelievable, but we like them all!

We normally have sausages only a couple of times a year even when

there are nice ones on Tenerife too. Now we have got like a hobby to test 

different sausages almost every night before we go to bed.

We also try different cheeses (there are many good ones in Finland) and different berries.
Brito likes the Farmer cheese with cloud berry jam.

Oh, I must tell you, my weight watcher has thrown the towel in! 

I´ll soon back to where I was before I went into the diet!

I think I have had about 1,5 kg chocolate since I came to Finland, or

 maybe it´s more?! The Finnish chocolate is one of the best in the word, 

in my point of view, and my favourite is called TUPLA.

Please, remember to buy Tupla (original) when you visit Finland.

There´s  also a Swedish chocolate that is very good. It´s called

Marabou Mint Krokant. Oh!!! Lovely!!!! I will  for sure bring it with me to Tenerife.

Why don´t Ikea sell it???

An other thing that is good in Finland is the bread. 

There are really many different  breads and Brito just love them all so 

I try to buy many different ones just so that he can try them out while he´s here.

Finland

These photos were taken during the Midsummer,  i.e. 22nd of June.

Our first day on the island. The weather was so nice and 

it felt like being in heaven.

Brito is in Finland.

Taking a stroll around my Mums island.

 Fishing.

Dart a la Finlandia.

 A bird couple have made a nest on the top of a lamp.

 This bird is waiting for Brito and screams like crazy when he turns up.

It´s because he has fed it many times a day.

 The Midsummer moon.

It was daylight all night long!

New Line dances

These are the linedance songs that I´m doing rehearsal of at the moment.

Newer dances:     Is it Friday yet?
                          Winners and Loosers
                          Mexi-fest
                          Gleefully There
                          It´s all good
                          Maverockin
                          Troublemaker
                          Tango de pasion
                          Walks like Rihanna
                          The Belle of Liverpool
                          Liquid Lunch
                          Bruises
                          I got my baby back
                          One for the road
                                                 
Older dances:     Pizzirico, Mr man in the moon

Pure country for the country nights: I love you,
 I can´t stop loving you, You´re my world.
Spanish: Aunque me hagas llorar.

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La Karina 26.04.2013

Yes! I am on vacation, but no rest so far.

First we went over to Gibraltar and Marbella, then I went up to Finland one week...and

now when I returned back to Tenerife the owner of La Karina asked me to sing a few nights while the

musician, who normally sings here, is off.

I´m having plans to start having a rest soon...We´ll see?!

Anyhow it was a good night at La Karina last night. Full terrace and many dancers.

I took this video clip with my smart phone which means it´s a little bit dark when I don´t have the strong light to put on that is at Lewinskis...but anyhow...click on the small arrow if you like to watch it.

Thank You!

St Michaels Cave, Gibraltar

Me at the entrance.It says year 1867.

Oh this place you must visit while you are in Gibraltar!

What a big and beautiful cave!!!!
There´s a lot of drop stones and pipes in the ceiling and on the walls that
make the cave look like a cathedral. Just amazing!

Great Siege Tunnels, Gibraltar

I don´t like this place.

It just remind you of wars and stuff...

but of course, it´s a monument of times that have passed...

Gibraltar

The rock.

Gibraltar is just as lovely as I have thought.

I recommend you to visit at least one time in your life.

We went in by the car we had rented and it took us about half an hour to

 get in and about 5 minutes to get out.

A choice we did in the last minute and that we are happy for.

When you go by your own car you get to see much more and you can stop 

everywhere you like and you avoid the queue and the waiting at 

every station that the bus- tourists have to face. 

You just stop the car and look at everything you like to see and then move on...

If you don´t like monkeys you will probably fall in love with them!

Brito is not a fan of monkeys but now I think he´s fallen a little bit in love!

They are so fun and cuuuuute!!!!

Oh, I wish I could have one in my home!

But my real favourites are the small Pippi Longstocking ones, but

they are not in Gibraltar.