Day 69 – We hope to get trouble free into Russia. Tomorrow is the day – 9 May
Day 69. 9th of May. Victory day in Russia. From Lilla Krokön to Hamina. 39 km 6.3 km/hr average speed. We weren’t too eager to get going this morning. The…
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Day 68 – Either a big dog has been walking itself, or it’s one of the wolves Lasse told us about – 8 May
Day 68. 8th of May. Hästön to Lilla Krokö. 44.6 km, 6.6 km/hr average speed. We got off to an early 0900 start in good conditions, maybe a little current…
Day 67 – Thanks to Stein, who did not feel the same pressing desire, but still joined for the detour – 7 May
Day 67. 7th of May. Löparö to Hestön. 44.3 km, 6.9 km/hr average speed. We got off to an 0920 start. Tail winds and following seas like yesterday. On our…
Day 66 – then one guy shouted “Ah! The Norwegians!” – 6 May
Day 66. 6th of May. Drumsö to Löparö. 35.3 km, 7.1 km/hr average speed. We started from Drumsö paddling club shortly before 1100, with Esikko waving us off. A late…
Day 65 – If all goes well we will be in Russia on Thursday – 5 May
Day 65. No paddling. Resupplies in Helsinki. So finally we met our helper Esikko. She picked us up to help us some more. Namely to drive us to Björn Lehtinen’s…
Day 64 – We even got our own key to the club – 4 May
Day 64. 4th of May. 26.1 km, 6.9 km /hr average speed. We found Skorvan empty, but Helsinki paddlers are a hardy bunch. At 0100 Pävi arrived at the hut,…
Day 63 – We never saw the ship, but the waves suggested it was of reasonable size – 3 May
Day 63. 3rd of May. Bjurs to Skorvan. 46.2 km, 6.5 km/hr average speed. We got off to a 0840 start and made reasonable progress even though the fog was…
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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