Merenojan Meets Maakalla

I couldn’t resist writing a blog post about Monday’s visit to Maakalla which is all things stunning and rustic.

Makkalla from a distance

A group of of students from the Merenojan are part of the International Club which is now focused upon an Erasmus+ project called: “Keep on shining: a project on lighthouses”. The students have visited and are continuing to visit: Italy, Germany, Crete and Spain as a result. Their aim is to explore local lighthouses in different ways with a focus upon history, literature, art, science, and digital techniques.

It only seemed right that we should visit two old islands, including one with a lighthouse, for inspiration: Maakalla and Ukkokala. After taking one large boat to Maakalla, we boarded a smaller one in order to wander around Ukkokala first. This was lots of fun as we got drenched in water! When we arrived, the first thing that caught our eye was the lighthouse of course! The island was full of rugged beauty as well...

On the boat to Maakalla!

The lighthouse!

Ukkokala

After this wonderful first visit, we returned to Maakalla. The church looked like something out of a fairytale while the museum exhibited interesting artefacts from seal hunters. Inside the old vicar’s cottage was an array of books available for borrowing…

The Church

Inside the church

We climbed this ladder to get a better look of the island and (despite my fear of heights) I must say that it was definitely worth it. There was something incredibly peaceful about the place.

It was soon time to go home, however. Following a boat ride back to the mainland, there were plenty of smiles. This had been one very adventurous day!