Day 77. 17th of May. Norway’s Constitution Day. No paddling, but a lot of walking around St Petersburg in perfect summer weather. (Warm enough so that the shadow is a…

Day 76. 16th of May. No paddling. Maintenance, preparations etc and sightseeing in St Petersburg. After a quick breakfast we started the day at the Yacht club looking over the…

Day 74. 14th of May. Yakht-Klub Dubkovaya Bukhta to Yakht-Teriojaki (Zelenogorsk). 46.2 km, 6.5 km km/hr average speed. We had picked up breakfast in boxes in the evening and got…

Day 73. 13th of May. Primorsk to Yakht-Klub Dubkovaya Bukhta. 28.2 km, 7.2 km/hr average speed. We deliberately made it a slow start, since we were planning a short paddle…

Day 72. 12th of May. Vyborg to Primorsk. 52.2 km, 6.8 km/hr average speed. Farewell to Vyborg. Hello to the coastguard. Warm welcome in Primorsk. We left the hotel shortly…

Day 71. 11 of May. Vyborg. Still no paddling. No paddling, but a good night’s sleep and Russian Sim cards plus a grand tour of Vyborg. We slept in and…

Day 70. 10th of May. 1/3 of the trip is done (measuring time). No paddling today, but some arm waving all the same. Where to start? Perhaps first the conclusion,…