It's a shame we had to leave Sweden in such a hurry with the CPS hot on our heels, but we are not the type to sit around a feel sorry for ourselves.
onwards and upwards. never look back. today is what matters and
today we are free!
We are back where we belong ON THE ROAD AGAIN!!!
We never planned on being in Finland but exploring new countries is what we do best and when you have been travelling on and off for the last 4yrs the road starts to feel like home. We love the nature and if there is one thing Finland has in abundance its nature, we found a lovely spot right next to a beautiful woodland and set up camp for a few days.
Time to go foreging for some Organic blueberries.
My girls can sniff out a blueberry from a mile away, our boy, on the other hand, doesn't have to as he gets a steady supply from his big sisters.
We were hoping to get some Cantarella mushrooms too but I think Mr Moose beat us to it as all we could find were some inedibles, after admitting defeat on the mushroom front we turned our attention back to the berries which seemed to be everywhere you looked.
Attracting some wanted attention!!!
In Sweden we tend to get strange looks and even stranger questions from the general population but the Finnish seem to be a bit more open minded and friendly when they stumble across a Tinyhouse family, we got a lot of wonderful feedback and at one point we had a crowd of people who had never seen a tinyhouse in real life and were generally amazed by our lifestyle.
Children should be seen AND HEARD!!!!!
After a day of chilling and eating tonnes of blueberries we decided to go for a walk to see what we could find.
DING DONG!!!! part of travelling is being surprised and expecting the unexpected so when we stumbled across some old church bells you can imagine the look of amazement on the girl's faces, "Daddy Daddy Daddy, Bells Bells Bells!!!!
Time to spread our wings and fly like an Eagle!!!
We are back where we belong, free as a bird in the sky, free to fly in which ever direction we please and no one can threaten us into submission or tell us how to raise our kid's anymore.
You only get one shot at this life and we don't plan on wasting a single minute, who knows what the future holds and who cares? living life in the moment is all that ever really matters. Join us as we embark on the biggest adventure life has to offer.
We will leave you with some more pics of our adventures in Finland and don't forget to join us in our next post to see where this boat takes us :)
Peace and love to the World
Your family looks so happy and free. I'm glad you were able to get out of Sweden and into Finland where you can stay together as a family. It was quite suspenseful and in a way very scary. I will resteem so others can know of your freedom and story.
I am very happy things seem to be working out. Wishing you and your family much happiness and joy! Please take care! :D
Thank you very much @cabbagepatch
We feel very happy, safe and free :)
We are so lucky to have all this support from wonderful people like you.
Bless.
That looks like an absolutely beautiful you construct a tiny house how did you start about building it did you build it yourself if so do you have any advice on where to start if you could throw me a bone that would be amazing🏴🏴🏴🏴🏴🏴🏴🏴🏴🏴🏴🏴🏴🏴🏴🏴🏴🏴🏴🏴🏴🏴🏴🏴🏴🏴🏴
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looks amazing. I can only imagine how nice does the freedom feel )
Thank you @anialexander, Freedom is for everyone!!!!
I'm glad you felt welcome in Finland and that you're making a bad situation into an adventure! I tend to think that Finns are less open minded than Swedes, but I guess that's not true in all aspects then. Wish you all the luck in your future adventures, and looking forward to seeing where they lead you! :)
Thank you @mialinnea, we were only there for a few days but we received a warm welcome and enjoyed the beautiful countryside. Thank you for stopping by.
wow what an adventure. Especially for your kids. What wonderful memories they will have that most children wont. Best of luck, keep it up and stay out of trouble!.
Thank you @arqetype, and we will do our best to stay out of trouble ;)
Awesome! I am glad that things are looking up for you and your family. :)
Thank you @doctorcrypto, UP UP and Away!!!!!!!
Thank you for sharing with us, this is heartwarming.. ^ ^
Thank you @sisu :)
Now thats the spirit!
Looks like you are having a grand time and everyone is looking pretty free and at peace!
Congrats and SteemON!
YES!! I am in love with this post! Your family brings me such joy :)
Freedom! Glad you're out an happy. Do you have any idea when you will know about going to Portugal? It was Portugal right? My mind went blank as soon as I was typing the question. lol
Thank you @aboutyourbiz, at the moment we are just enjoying the land we are in now, which I shall reveal when we are in the next country, just to stay one step ahead :)
Portugal/steemfest is the final destination and hopefully by then we will not be Swedish citizens anymore :)
Thanks for stopping by.
What an adventure! Wonderful that so far Thur road is working out for you. What adorable pics of your family! And those bells look like fun to play with.
Can't wait for more Finland pics!
Thank you @icmultitudes the bells were fun & very LOAD!!!!
I bet ears were ringing as well 😂
horaah! SO happy to hear you sounding positive and re-empowered.. Im sorry you had to miss many good bye's and endure such stresses.. now you can look forward to spreading your amazing lifestyle wherever you go!
Thank you @eco-alex, I feels great to be back out in the big wide wonderful world, like you say we feel re-empowered and ready for what the world has to offer. :)
Great to see you back on the road and being free to live without fear of the CPS. Your pictures from Finland are beautiful! I'm excited to see where you are going by boat.
Good luck and God bless on your continued journey!
Thank you @fanstaf
It feels good to be back :)
Bless.
Glad to see you're all safe. Thanks for the update. Your girls remind me of my daughter :) wild & free!
Safe and happy together :) yes, they are most definitely wild & free :)
Thanks for stopping by @kaykunoichi
Fantastic story, we do the same in New Zealand.
Thank you @gerben Wow, New Zealand is on our hit list, one day :)
What an amazing adventure after such turmoil! My heart is happy for you guys! Keep living your dream and protecting the souls of your beautiful children 😀
Thank you @beautifulbullies for your kind words, living our dream and keeping our childrens souls alive with a spark is our priority :)
Bless.
Aren't these the life goals. Travelling the world with your family at your side. I believe there are only a few things which give more pleasure than spending time with your family.
P.S. You have the cutest children and they remind me of my own childhood when i used to travel with my parents to the countryside for a Vacay.
Living Young, Wild & Free <3
Yes @poohs, this is why we live this way so we can spend as much time with our wonderful children as possible :) Family First :)
Family always stays first everyone else can wait :)
Hi my scandinavian friends,
you never regret what you did only what you didn't do. I will just say go for it :-)
I would love to have such mobilehome here i Thailand
Thank you @mackjez-santos no regrets :)
The best of luck to you and all your beautiful family. Here's hoping their adventures never end.
looks amazing , But how bonnie this house
Hi friend very sorry to delay in comments about, as I was very much busy with some problems of one of my cousin sister. I really felt worry about your family, so I read your post morning, and felt great relief after reading. Thanks god you all are safe and sound. But friend why all this happened there, in today's world ,your govt is doing this? Please come to my country if possible, I don't know properly but I think you can stay here in my place as much as time you want. Thanks friend besides being in such a trouble some condition you had supported me, I have no words what to tell you. I want to meet you once in life, you are very good person and you are my sweet friend. Really I am proud of you. Lots of love and blessings to your kids, wish you good luck and good health and happiness in every walk of life.
Sorry for not commenting for a while...I was off the grid so to speak. Safe travels man. Hope great times are waiting for you and your family! When you do cross the Netherlands do let me know!
No worries Bro, I know you are a supporter of our blog, I have also been a bit absent lately.
We are in Germany visiting friends and having some work done on the big green, we should be heading to the Netherlands in 3 or 4 days.
Wow.. what an amazing lifestyle. So basically you're what we would call "off the grid". I only know what I have read here in this particular article but I am in awe and you've sparked my interest to want to follow you and learn more about your adventures. Onward and upward is a perfect moto to have.. I wish you and your family continued happiness, freedom, and tons of adventures! Thank you for sharing your story with us!
wow you people are just amazing
What an encouraging story of hope and determination. I'm sure your family is going to inspire many in Finland. That picture of the crowd tickled me. I think it's awesome that others want to know your story and see how you all live in your tiny home. I'm so relieved your family is safe, happy and free...you all have quite a testimony to share :) Thanks for entrusting us and taking us along on your journey ~
I almost missed this post! So glad to see you and your wonderful family are alright!