Week 19 team arriving from south. Weather was sunny and wind was 5-6 m/s so we had to use little boat for landingPrevious week team leaving. Thanks for leaving Märket in good condition and sauna again more readyPasi explaining chimney system to Johanna and MattiOur first job was to build scaffolds for finishing the sauna wallJohanna and Pekka studying seallife on the isletOur pet seal behind the lighthouse
Johanna, Pekka, Pasi and Matti
Sunday 4.5.2014
Morning at Märket war broken very bright and beautiful but likely there is still thick ice on the Gulf of Bothnia because Swedish icebreaker Atle was on the way to the NorthWe got the scaffolds ready but as our flag indicates the wind was so hard that we couldn’t work with the big wall plates todayAs we are building new sauna, Pekka is burning the remains of the old temporary sauna which was destroyd in the storm last summerPasi and Matti installing cleaning hatch on the sauna chimneyMatti plastering sauna chimneyPasi checking sauna attic isolations and roof contructionsPekka autenthicates the attic is allrightThe day was cold and windy, typical Märket day
Johanna, Pasi, Pekka and Matti
Monday 5.5.2014
Bright day, wind 10m/s temperature 5oC. Wind prevented further more working on the scaffolds. Hopefully tomorrow.
Pasi started working early in the morning as usual. Today he repaired the pump filter in the morning sunshinePekka fixing boards to the sauna ceiling to support the isolationIsolation dream team at workJohanna and Pekka are responsible to keep us stuffedPasi and Matti strenhthening sauna door frame. Now we can fix the door firmlyIt was Pasis turn to wash dishes, and we can ensure he succeeded perfectlyCoffee time in the afternoon
Johanna, Pasi, Pekka and Matti
Tuesday 6.5.2014
Today we installed the last coversheets to the sauna wall. The weather to do the work was perfect, no wind, sun was shining but still freezing cold.
There were couple of seals supervising our activities. Later we found that one of them was a little injured. We are afraid that it will not survive
We finished the successfull day by traditional gourmet; grilling sausage in fireplace
Johanna, Pasi, Pekka and Matti
Wednesday 7.5.2014
Main tasks for the day were window frames, office works for coming weeks and discussing of history of Märket
Pasis carpenter shop making ”smyygilautoja”Pekkas paint shopMattis tinsmith workshop fixing metal sheet to window frameJohannas consulting office; To-Do list for coming weeksTop Chef Pekka and week 20 shopping list to Hugos market
Next two photos: find five differences
The enigma of the day; recognize who left the left wing to the islet
Johanna, Pasi, Pekka and Matti
Thursday 8.5.2014
Thursday 8.5. was first rainy day for our team. North-East wind 8-9m/s, temparature 5oC. The evening was misty.
It seems that the wind is blowing from all directions because the waves rise to the islet from every directionArctic tern strugling against the wind in take-offBlackcap, female
We have seen lot of migrating birds on the islet, especially small birds. Difficult to recognize.
Because of the rain we were working mainly inside; installing safety equipments, repairing sauna door frames, organising the stores etc. It’s good to do sometimes also such activities
Johanna, Pasi, Pekka and Matti
Friday 8.5.2014
The day was dedicated to the finishing the gable of sauna. The weather was against us; morning was very misty and windy and we had to work high on the scaffolds.
In spite of weather conditions we got the window and the eaves ready and the scaffolds disassemled just before hard rain. We were really lucky.
Feelings on friday morningThe window is finally readyPasi finishing the eavesPekka and Pasi disassembling the scaffoldsIt’s readyThe team has been discussing the whole week about different building styles and finally found that our new sauna belogs to vernacular funktionalism
Team Johanna, Pasi, Pekka and Matti thaks Märket for unforgettable week. Johanna, Pekka and Matti leave the islet, Pasi continues two weeks more
