(continued from the Winter Picnic blogpost)
.......So after hiding the fire in the snow, we went home, for a sauna.........
We like relaxing in our relax.
Last summer our self designed relax was finished and this is where we come to calm ourselves after a hard working period. When we arrive in Gotland, one of the first things we do is to start up the relax. We put on the floor heat, we start the fire in the sauna and we start filling the outdoor bath tub and start the fire to warm it up and then of course the open fire place in the big room with it's wide screen windows.
When everything is ready we just bring some food and some drinks, often cold beers.
Then we sit there just relaxing, listen to soft music and admire the fire and the natural scenery outdoors.
This time it was white snow.
Then we started relax mixing between the outdoor bath tub, that has a temperature of 40 degrees Celsius and the hot sauna. Nothing compares to a sauna heated with fire compared to electricity. You get quite a different heat with fire. Then you can lay down and feel the warmness enter your body. With a birch branch you can get the blood running better through your body, by hitting yourself with it. Then we take a ordinary shower or use the Japaneese bath, we have or if you are brave enough you can take a roll in the snow.
Our dog, Diesel, who is outdoor from early morning loves the sauna and when we are preparing it, he is ready to join us. He loves to lay on the highest level which is the hottest place. There he stays until he needs to take a run around outside in the snow and after a lot of cold water he is prepared for another stay in the sauna.
