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The Russian – Scandinavian            Kayak Expedition 2018 -2022

The Russian – Scandinavian Kayak Expedition 2018 -2022

Circumnavigating Western Russia and Scandinavia by kayak

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Posted on May 2, 2018

Day 62 – Without all of that, we would still have been in Sweden most likely – 2 May

Day 62. 2nd of May. Waiting on weather in Bjurs. Yesterday the weather forecast said 9 m/s winds for a one-hour open crossing to get past the Porkala peninsula. Forecast…

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Posted on May 1, 2018May 1, 2018

Day 61 – Core of the core of Finnish hospitality, and very welcome – 1 May

Day 61. 1st of May. No paddling. Resting in Bjurs. As planned no paddling today. A foggy day in Bjurs spent drying stuff and trying to arrange transportation from Finland…

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Posted on May 1, 2018May 1, 2018

Day 60 (Part 2) – A minor (and embarrassing) detail, but with interesting consequences – 30 April

Day 60. 30th of April. Sandskär (Hanko) to Bjurs. 54.3 km, 6.0 km/hr average speed. We knew it would be a long day. If we wanted a roof over our…

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Posted on May 1, 2018May 1, 2018

Day 60 (Part 1) – This is bloody cold, but not unbearably bloody cold like in March – 30 April

Day 60. 30 of April. We paddled 55 km to get a proper roof over our heads. Shelter from tomorrow’s gale and torrential rain. Again when we paddled across to…

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Posted on April 29, 2018

Day 59 – Tomorrow will be a good day for paddling. Tuesday will be hopeless – 29 April

Day 59. 29th of April. Dalsbruk to just beyond Hanko. 43.2 km, 6.6 km/hr average speed. For the first time it rained when we broke camp. It had to happen…

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Posted on April 28, 2018

Day 58 – Weather Permitting we will be in Helsinki Thursday afternoon – 28 April

Day 58. 28th of April. 39.8 km, 6.3 km/hr average speed. From Lilla Högen (near Nauvon Lautta) to Skabban just beyond Dalsbruk. It’s cool again, and we notice that we…

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Posted on April 28, 2018

Day 57 – It’s not about what we can do any given day, it’s about what we can keep up the next 150 days – 27 April

Day 57. 27th of April. Nådendal to Lilla Högen. 32.1 km, 6.3 km/hr average speed. Breakfast on the boat was served at 0600 and we drove off at 0715, and…

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Posted on April 27, 2018April 28, 2018

Day 56 (Part 2) – They took their fate and imminent trip to Finland in a manly and stoic way – 26 April

Day 57. 27th of April. 41.2 km, 6.7 km/hr average speed. From about Skeppsdalen to Solö. We had looked at the weather forecast and concluded that we could easily lose…

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