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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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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Day 56 (Part 1) – Torbjørn, Helge and Viktoria made our day – 26 April
Our friends Torbjørn and Helge came on a surprise visit out of the blue. In kayaks! While they were formerly known as the “Moss mutineers”, they shall henceforth be known…
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