tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5816237972526255871.post913103666114129269..comments2023-08-29T18:58:59.011+03:00Comments on Pike fly-fishing articles: Mid summerAll about the grabhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07387305681857023008noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5816237972526255871.post-19690744393519129292009-06-23T23:24:00.056+03:002009-06-23T23:24:00.056+03:00Thanks for that,Having lived here for 5 yrs I saun...Thanks for that,Having lived here for 5 yrs I sauna regularly but find slapping oneself with birch twigs a bit to over the top for my liking.All about the grabhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07387305681857023008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5816237972526255871.post-40681053925041822542009-06-23T03:11:55.914+03:002009-06-23T03:11:55.914+03:00Wow, that Tuna looks good enough to eat off my scr...Wow, that Tuna looks good enough to eat off my screen...<br /><br />Birch is the national tree of Finland and is essential to the traditional sauna - the wood burns even when damp and you make a "saunavihta" or bundle of leafy birch twigs to beat over the back of the person next to you (we say that it stimulates the blood flow but it is also just good fun.)Birch Treeshttp://www.ashridgetrees.co.uk/Silver-Birch-Betula-pendulanoreply@blogger.com