Percy, true story. My SIL took the battery out of the camera to charge overnight and forgot to put the battery back in the camera next day ... she was complaing her camera wasn't working ...

Depdniung on which camera I took with me, I have 2 spare batteries on my DSLR but on my pocket point n shoot, I don't carry any spare so I don't preview. An original battery is $50+ when the camera does not worth all that much more; and I don't want to chance it on a "clone" battery as I have seen them overheat and blown up before.

Very intreresting Eschew!

I have a Canon Point and Shoot with 12 zoom.

It was okay even on the Safari because my friend had a Camcorder with 120 Zoom!... so he could zoom in on movies from much futher away .

I call it my Phd Camera ( "Push Here Dummy ")

Ah, that's what PHD means. I like it!

I am glad you like it Leslie_S :)

I try to keep life simple.

Has anyone else gone in mid June and experienced the wind and rain the OP spoke of?

Except for one rainy, chilly day in Helsinki the weather was near perfect.

jacketwatch:

That is because the good weather in Helsinki was save for me in August ! :)

I take it you have a huge in with the weatherman. :D.

My friend was blown away by the weather. He kept saying incredulously "so this is their summer??" :).

I really should have ordered better weather for you in Helsinki.

I apologize :)

I'll have to let you know ahead of time of our travel plans. :).

:)

when is the best time for baltic sea cruise? and what is the cheapest time, which might not be the best time. I know it is something you have to trade off.

See my response on your other thread. Generally cost is higher when the weather is better and when kids are out of school. Check spring break vacations for example.

Cheapest time is the "off or shoulder" season which is before mid June and after September. Weather is unpredictable, to say the least. Average temperature for the summer is around 70 or so, with July and August it may get into the 80s every once in a while.