The other night Paulli, Janne, Sammi and I went out for a skate at some new spots. We found some good free riding spots which I am really keen to head back to and do some filming. We did the Passila tour which involves a lot of pushing around the city but has some fun little foot paths to skate down and takes about 40 minutes to do the whole loop. This weekend there is a competition at Påmmine which should be good. Julia is going away on Thursday to do a course and she wont get back until Sunday which means she wont make the comp. The competition will be done using timed runs. Fastest time down the track wins. Simple.
I managed to fall on my phone and smash it into pieces while skating so last night after work I went out and got a new phone. All white and shiny! After phone shopping Julia and I headed to a rock climbing place and tried our hand at Bouldering which was a lot of fun. It was in a really small place that had quite a few people in it and at first it was a bit intimidating to see how good everyone was but we got into it pretty quickly and spent 2 or 3 hours climbing different walls. Bouldering is only on small walls and doesn't require any ropes as there are thick mattresses on the floor below. Next Tuesday we have a course lined up at another climbing spot to teach us how to use the ropes and harnesses safely and then we will begin some higher climbs. While working as a Koala catcher in Australia I developed a fear of heights which I never knew I had. I am really keen to overcome the fear and I thought climbing would be a good way to do it so we will give it a go.
Thats all really. Julia and I are still trying to sort out what to do when I head back to Australia. At this stage it seems Julia might be coming back with me for a little while so I may end up back here in Finland again next year. We shall see.
I have added a new video to the videos page. It is the first of many to come from my Euro tour, starting in Norway of course. Be sure to check it out!