Posts Tagged ‘Finland’

Day 54. 120km. Bugøynes – Kirkenes

Posted: July 31, 2013 in Cycling, Finland, Norway
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Vast open spaces. Sun. Heat. Flying salmon. Cheap groceries. Military zone.  A lovely day’s cycling.

Day 54. 120km. Bugøynes – Kirkenes. Map and gpx.

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Day 52. 78km. Vestre Jakobselv – Nuorgam

Posted: July 29, 2013 in Cycling, Finland, Norway
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A cloudy, slow day, ending at the most northern point in the EU. Hello Finland!

Day 52. 78km. Veste Jakobselv – Nuorgam. Map and gpx.

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Day 38. 205km. Leppäjärvi – Alta

Posted: July 15, 2013 in Cycling, Finland, Norway
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What an awesome day. Night cycling alone in the sun on the Finnmarksvidda and following the Alta River down to the final big plunge to the coast. Arctic-cycler is happy cycling in the Arctic.

Day 38. 205km. Leppäjärvi – Alta. Map and gpx

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Day 37. 90km. Karesuando – Leppäjärvi

Posted: July 14, 2013 in Cycling, Finland
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Today was a day of cloud watching. Spectacular light and dark contrasts over the Finnish arctic landscape. I’m back on the campervan pilgrim trail. Night cycling is called for.

Day 37. 90km. Karesuando – Leppäjärvi. Map and gpx.

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Day 34. 171km. Kalix – Pello

Posted: July 11, 2013 in Cycling, Finland, Sweden
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Today I was caught in a time warp. I passed 4000km since my start in Eindhoven and crossed the Arctic Circle, where I suddenly grew 16 years younger and met Ed (who cycled the first 60km of my 4000km). Ed also looked younger.

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Day 34. 171km. Kalix – Pello. Map and gpx.

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Day 29. 124km. Kristiinankaupunki – Vasa

Posted: July 6, 2013 in Cycling, Finland
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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 29. 124km. Kristiinankaupunki – Vasa. Map and gpx.

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Day 28. 120km. Yyteri – Kristiinankaupunki

Posted: July 5, 2013 in Cycling, Finland
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I couldn’t resist to use the Finnish name for this beautiful Swedish speaking city – Kristiinankaupunki. Try pronouncing that!
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Forest, forest stampeding cows, Finnish Pavlova, clouds and Swedish language. Yay!

Day 28. 120km. Yyteri – Kristiinankaupunki. Map and gpx.

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Day 27. 122km. Pyhäranta – Yyteri

Posted: July 4, 2013 in Cycling, Finland
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My route took me through forest, a sunny market square with strawberries and xylophone music, and the big sand dunes of Yyteri.

Day 27. 122km. Pyhäranta – Yyteri. Map and gpx.

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Day 26. 116km. Turku – Pyhäranta

Posted: July 3, 2013 in Cycling, Finland
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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 26. 116km. Turku – Pyhäranta. Map and gpx

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Day 25. 141km. Tammisaari – Turku

Posted: July 3, 2013 in Cycling, Finland
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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 25. 141km. Tammisaari – Turku. Map and gpx.

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