Helsinki goodbye and hello

Hei
I am at the airport hotel in Helsinki. Last night was our farewell sauna because the rest of the team left for Minnesota early today. They were so fun to be with and such a good Rotary team I am really proud of them. It is not easy being an adult and having your life planned for you. But they were really good guests and took care of each other at the same time. I really had no work to do. Shhh. Don't tell Rotary that I was unnecessary.
Now, I'm off on my own. I will walk around Helsinki today, people watch, look at beautiful Finnish design and then tomorrow I take a boat to Estonia and stay in Tallin. The next day I board another boat at 6 pm and take it to Stockholm. We land in Stockholm at 10 am. It is light all night now, the sun rises at around 3am I think, and sets after 12. I think being on the sea in this light will be really good. I have not planned much, I want to just try to get lost and discover things along the way.
I am traveling light now. I have mailed two boxes of Rotary meeting clothes, presents from my host families and Rotary people, and anything else I didn't want to carry anymore. I sent my very heavy computer with Patti, Julie and Kari. They are all taking pieces of it to share the load. I am grateful to them for taking it, but not feeling too guilty because I have had it for the last month. My last host laughed when he carried it and asked what man told me it was portable.
By the way, I love Finland. It is beautiful and gentle. People seem relaxed and spend time with their families. (There are 5 million Finns and they own something like 2 million summer cottages.) They talk about how much they love to cross cuntry ski in Lapland in the blue/grey winter daylight. I'd love to come back in the winter, like April perhaps, and see Lapland.
OK, that's all for now. I'm going into town. The desk clerk told me to take bus #351 N or T, I'm pretty sure.