The Russian – Scandinavian Kayak Expedition 2018 -2022
Circumnavigating Western Russia and Scandinavia by kayak
Day 115. 24th of June. Belomorsk to the eastern most Kuzova Archipelago, just across from the Solovki archipelago. 53.2 km, 7.6 km/hr average speed. The sun has turned and we…
Day 114. 23 June. Midsummer in Belomorsk. No paddling. Waiting out gale force winds. Doing some shopping. Wisiting a hardware store, noting that the selection was good and that it…
Day 113. 22nd of June. No paddling. Waiting for weather at Gostevoy Dom Starchina. According to the weather forecast we won’t get across to Silovetskij until Monday, and we have…
Day 112. 21st of June. At sea level and in salt water again (OK. Brackish) From just before lock 19 to Gostevoy Dom Starchina, Belomorsk. 5.0 km, 5.8 km/hr average…
Update day 111. 20th of June. From lock 14 to just before the last lock (19). No paddling, just lock after lock after bridge in persistent, insistent rain, but spent…
Day 110. 19th of June. From lock 11 to lock 14. 45 km, 8.0 km/hr average speed. We are going “downhill”, and just after the locks/dams we had following current,…
Over the last few days we have enjoyed the hospitality, comfort and good kitchen of Silvertärnan. We will part company in Belomorsk on Thursday the 21st of June. Then the…
Day 109. 18th of June. From a lighthouse in the middle of Lake Vyg to just beyond lock 11. 32 km, 7.8 km/hr average speed. We are traveling along the…
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