A tail wind makes it all good. It was a grey day but I liked it. Made some kilometres and met some lovely people.
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Headwind and roadworks. The conditions make such a difference and today was a slog. Forests, lakes and sea. Harder to enjoy them today.
Boat trip with company to Umeå. The best forest road yet. My first hostel that kind of didn’t exist. Didn’t stay there. Camping ground near the coast. Beautiful day. Sweden.
Day 29. 124km. Kristiinankaupunki – Vasa
Posted: July 6, 2013 in Cycling, FinlandTags: Cycling, Finland, Kristiinankaupunki, Vaasa, Vasa
Wind. Slow. Kilometres crawl by. Irritation.
Wind drops. Side roads – forest road, meteor crater road, sunny entrance into Vasa. My last day in Finland for this part of the trip. A sunny exit.
Day 28. 120km. Yyteri – Kristiinankaupunki
Posted: July 5, 2013 in Cycling, FinlandTags: Cycling, Finland, Kristiinankaupunki, Yyteri
I couldn’t resist to use the Finnish name for this beautiful Swedish speaking city – Kristiinankaupunki. Try pronouncing that!
Forest, forest stampeding cows, Finnish Pavlova, clouds and Swedish language. Yay!
Day 27. 122km. Pyhäranta – Yyteri
Posted: July 4, 2013 in Cycling, FinlandTags: Cycling, Finland, Pyhäranta, Yyteri
My route took me through forest, a sunny market square with strawberries and xylophone music, and the big sand dunes of Yyteri.
Day 26. 116km. Turku – Pyhäranta
Posted: July 3, 2013 in Cycling, FinlandTags: Cycling, Finland, Pyhäranta, sauna, Turku
Sun, forest, flatter bumps. A boat trip through the Turku archipelago and the hottest sauna of my life. Outdone by the bunch of 6 year olds.
Day 25. 141km. Tammisaari – Turku
Posted: July 3, 2013 in Cycling, FinlandTags: Cycling, Finland, Tammisaari, Turku
The Finns call their southern coast ‘bumpy’. I learnt what that means today. I had a strenuous but beautiful ride through forests and fields. A lovely lunch and a nice evening and Turku tour with Thomas.
Day 24. 119km. Helsinki – Tammisaari
Posted: July 1, 2013 in Cycling, FinlandTags: Cycling, Finland, Helsinki, Tammisaari
After 2 rest days, the cycling adventure continues. Cycling with Simke, we followed the coast passing many cute little bays and beaches. Alone, I continued in the sun through the fields and forests to Tammisaari.
The sloth Matthew cycled 2 km, slept and ate today. Forget the sights of Helsinki. I was too sleepy to walk around much. I feel the energy returning when I think if jumping on the bike tomorrow. Yay!
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