Leiri

As its name implies, Leiri(La. "Camp")  is little more than a crude collection of temporary dwellings. Located on the northern shore of the Bay of Cracking Ice, almost directly opposite the village of Homela, Leiri is occupied only from late spring to early autumn, when whales come to frolic and mate in the shallow waters of the bay. The campsite serves the Lumimiehet as a safe harbor for their whaling boats. Yet the virtues of its location are offset by Leiri's proximity to the hunting grounds of Jäänainen the Ice-woman; hence, it is abandoned immediately following the whaling season and not reoccupied until the whales are sighted again. In winter, it offers no more than a place out of the weather. In summer, it is an excellent source for boats and information concerning the surrounding terrain. L