The adventure begins with a bus from Helsinki to Salo and then Dalsbruk or Taalintehdas. I am going to spend the month of November in residency on Örö, or Öres. The day is grey, dark and gloomy as befits the first day of November. There will be heavy wind tonight; I hope we will get to Örö, the Ear Island, before nightfall. It is windy already, but at night it is even more scary. Luckily I don’t think there is big open water to cross before Örö, but I do not know for sure, I have never been anywhere near. My neighbor for the coming month is a Spanish guy who is on the same bus. It is good to know that I am not completely alone in the house or on the island. There are various caretakers and entrepeneurs living there, and the whole island is only approximately 2 km. I already see myself walking back snd forth on the paths several times a day.
 

 
The change of bus in Salo was easy, and in Dalsbruk we easily found the square and the shop where the taxi was to pick us up. He drove us to Kasnäs, down to the harbour, and reassured us that so far not a single case of covid has been discovered in the whole of Kimito. The boat ride was not as bumpy as I expected, the taxi boat was quite big and sturdy, and we arrived on Örö well before nightfall.
 
 
By the time we had walked with our carriages across the island and past the residency house to begin with, it was already dark. On the way I saw several interesting looking trees and there are some handsom pine trees right next to the house – something to look at tomorrow…