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Watching snow melt
Apr. 27th, 2023 01:55 pmM and I spent a week in Rovaniemi in Finland, with M's sister and her husband. We expected to see snow when we came up, and there was indeed quite a lot of it -- at home it was mostly gone. The fascinating thing in northen Finland was that the half-metre or so of snow was shrinking visibly each day, and it gave off a notable amount of water. I'd go for walks along nearby footpaths and observe it.
Sunday morning we set off home. It was excellent driving weather: blue sky, a degree or two below freezing. We drove via Tornio/Haparanda, and down the Swedish coast.
At Härnösand, the snow hit us. The sun disappeared, the windshield clogged with slush, and we had to slow down considerably. It wasn't dangerous, so much as really annoying, as we crawled down the E4. In the end, we stopped at Birsta, did some very quick window shopping, and sat down with a cup of tea for a while. After that it was a little better.
So now we're covered with snow, and it's soft, and wet, and does nothing to protect you from the very soft and wet and slippery ground underneath. Welcome, Norrlandian spring!
Sunday morning we set off home. It was excellent driving weather: blue sky, a degree or two below freezing. We drove via Tornio/Haparanda, and down the Swedish coast.
At Härnösand, the snow hit us. The sun disappeared, the windshield clogged with slush, and we had to slow down considerably. It wasn't dangerous, so much as really annoying, as we crawled down the E4. In the end, we stopped at Birsta, did some very quick window shopping, and sat down with a cup of tea for a while. After that it was a little better.
So now we're covered with snow, and it's soft, and wet, and does nothing to protect you from the very soft and wet and slippery ground underneath. Welcome, Norrlandian spring!
