When did you have your last first time? I did today, when I crossed river Tornio and finished the Polar stroll across Finland. During this adventure I had a lot of first times - I went on a multi-day ski-trip
Interestingly enough I woke up at the same place I went to sleep - in the woods. During the night the wind was rocking my tent, but I slept tight, because I knew that the wind can’t blow my tent
Yesterday I went out. As you normally do on Friday nights. But this time I didn’t go to the theatre, but was simply jumping over my campfire. A very jolly activity, I have to say. While I was entertaining myself,
This was a surprisingly warm morning - the sun had warmed up the tent to a temperature that was enough to leave the gloves off. Slowly I placed my belongings out in the sun to dry. Although it was a
Today I got off the road, so the wheels had to go. I took my sledge off the wheeled construction and secured the construction on top of the sledge. In this fashion I crossed lake Sevettijärvi and tried to find
This morning I woke up in a small spruce cluster between a supermarket and Mercedes service-center. It wasn’t a particularly scenic location, however it was a strategic one - I had made my camp near metal-shops and a construction supplies
You could say that the day before yesterday was the most important turning point of my adventure so far, and not because I finally met the real Santa-Clause, who wasn’t just my neighbor with a thin beard glued to his
I’ve been alone for two days now. Martins has successfully returned to Latvia and is preparing for getting back on track with his everyday life, but I continue laying my tracks in the Nordic snow. Yesterday the morning came with a
The time is 19:30 and we have fixed up our camp, but we still have no fire. Martins is attending to that right now. Perhaps the lack of a pile of wood combusting in a rapid manner is the reason
Last night I got cold feet - literally. The rest of my body was protected by all available clothing in many layers, but the feet got a bit iced. It’s reasonable to assume that the broken zipper on entrance of