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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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Category: Norway’s Atlantic and North Sea Coast

Posted on August 1, 2019

The hospitality along the coast along Finnmark and Troms is famous and in our experience rightfully so!

RSKE Year 2 Day 13 1st of August 2019: Waiting on weather on Arnøy. Today weather did not permit. That was our good luck. That luck materialized itself in the…

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Posted on August 1, 2019August 1, 2019

It took a little bit of effort, but after 1,5 hours we were leeward of Arnøya (Eagle island)

RSKE Year 2 Day 12 31st of July 2019: Andsnes to Haugnes. 41 km, 5 km/hr average speed. On water 1315, arrived 2230. Now we are in Troms! We were…

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Posted on July 30, 2019

As most good fishing trips it took a bit longer than planned. Dinner was at 0030 rather than the (optimistically) planned 2100

RSKE2018 Y2D10 29th of July: Today we did the rest of Nuvsvåg. Nuvsvåg is a small community with only 46 inhabitants during the winter months. It has a local road,…

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Posted on July 29, 2019July 29, 2019

Two sporty ladies, mother and daughter, The eldest was 80!

RSKE2018 Y2D9 28 July 2019: What a day In Nuvsvåg! Kids were, if not swimming, at least wading in the bay. Weather forecast in Bergsfjord was still on the high…

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Posted on July 28, 2019July 29, 2019

While the outer part of the fjord has winds of 7 m/s the inner fjord had gale force winds of 13 m/s.

RSKE2018 Y2D8/ 27 July 2019: From Storsjøneset to Nuvsvåg. 20.3 km, 5.0 km/hr average speed, Considering weather and currents, we set the alarm to 1500. After a long dinner for…

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Posted on July 27, 2019July 29, 2019

We decided it was time for a night paddle. At night the winds tend to die away.

RSKE2018 Y2D7/8: 26/27 July 2019: From Komagfjord to Storsjøneset in Stjernsundet. 38,6 km, 4,5 km/hr average speed. The weather forecast across “Verdenshavet” had not improved overnight. After a long and enjoyable…

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Posted on July 26, 2019

We got help with the kayaks and three cold beers in our hands on our way to a sauna with a view!

RSKE2018 Y2D6: 25 July 2019: Hammerfest to Komagfjord. 50.1 km, 6.8 km/hr average speed. We got on the water at 1010 and paddled down toward Vargsundet heading for Mette and…

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Posted on July 25, 2019July 25, 2019

No way the wind could have moved Stein’s neoprene boots. That must have been the fox.

RSKE18 Y2D5: 24 July 2019: Ytre Pollen to Hammerfest, 39 km, 6.2 km/hr average speed. We weren’t quick on the water today either. Our bodies ordered more rest when the…

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