United StatesMissouriPlatte CountyHamptonKansas City International Airport39°18’0” N 94°43’18” W June 1, 2023 in the United States ⋅ ⛅ 29 °C
Leaving KCI. After an extra inspection.
United StatesNew JerseyEssex CountyOak Island JunctionNewark Liberty International Airport40°41’48” N 74°10’36” W
June 1, 2023 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 28 °C
Eating dinner in NY. Flight to Germany in an hour.
FinlandNewland RegionHelsinkiSuomenlinna60°8’51” N 24°59’20” E
June 2, 2023 in Finland ⋅ ☁️ 9 °C
Arrived in time for dinner. Staying at a hotel that was converted from a prison. Long day. Dinner of salmon soup.
FinlandNewland RegionHelsinkiSuomenlinna60°8’47” N 24°59’18” E
June 3, 2023 in Finland ⋅ ☁️ 12 °C
Explored the US Coast Guard schooner, Eagle. They were docked just a few blocks from us. Then visited Soummalinna, a Finnish fortress island.
Dinner in a hotel converted from an old factory.
FinlandNewland RegionHelsinkiKatajanokkaHelsinki Ferry Port60°10’0” N 24°58’9” E
June 4, 2023 in Finland ⋅ ☁️ 12 °C
We visited the National History of Finland, the Sebelius Monument, and walked around the edge of a big lake. Lots of walking! Hike starts tomorrow!.
FinlandNorth KareliaLieksaÄnisenvaaraNaarajoki63°21’20” N 30°23’48” E June 5, 2023 in Finland ⋅ 🌙 7 °C
Made it to our first hiking area. A wonderful family has put together a group of cabins in the woods by a lake. The main diing house is just off Rekusenjarvi (Lake Rekusen). We are 10 km west of theRead more
FinlandNorth KareliaLieksaÄnisenvaaraNaarajoki63°21’20” N 30°23’48” E
June 6, 2023 in Finland ⋅ ☁️ 10 °C
Hiking today and learning how to make gravlaks.
Sunset is 11pm and sunrise is 3 am. It doesn't really get very dark!
FinlandNorth KareliaLieksaNeitisaari63°23’48” N 30°30’6” E
June 7, 2023 in Finland ⋅ ☁️ 12 °C
After a relatively short hike this morning, we were picked up by a boat to go white water rafting Finnish style. Finished the day in a smoke sauna with a dip in the lake! We snacked on the gravlaksRead more
FinlandNorth KareliaLieksaÄnisenvaaraNaarajoki63°21’18” N 30°23’36” E
FinlandNorth KareliaLieksaTyräsaari63°8’18” N 30°44’18” E June 8, 2023 in Finland ⋅ ☁️ 10 °C
Suo is bog. We hiked across the national park including across a two mile stretch of boggy area on planks.
