Monday, 2 August 2010

Made it to the ferry!

Morjens,
After a nutrition rich breakfast we biked to Kustavi. There we found a market selling loimulohi and newly baked pulla and munkki!
We made it to the ferry to Iniö! The ferry has a café, just check what Kalle bought!

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Goodmorning!

It's time to have breakfast!
And then off we go.

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Sunday, 1 August 2010

Vostoknauts arrives to first pitstop, Mussalo campin.

Well, finaly time to rest. Todays route has been very good, not much vastatuuli and uphills!

Todays facts and highlights:
- Leg distance ~70,1 km
- Top speed 55 km/h (Kalle. Walter 53,9km/h)
- Avg. speed 16km/h
- Mussalo camping has a puucee with workin water closet
- Missed the Teersalo-Hakkenpää ferry -> Taxiboat 85 euros :)
- Just made it for sauna!
- Tentvillage built
- Swimming in the sea

... Now enjoying some grillimakkaraa!

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Saaristolais buffet nr. 1

Moro,
It is time for lunch. Of course it's a fish buffet. Silliä, lohta, munaa and other good fish!

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Departure towards Velkua...

Hi,
Departure was delayed due to sleepy fellows. But only with 1 hour. Currently eating iced-cream at Naantali.

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Saturday, 31 July 2010

Vostoknauts arrives to first basecamp

Hi all,
We have just arrived to Milla's place, who is hosting us for tonight. Now its time to have some food! Btw, Down by the laituri festival is tonight. Will we be able to bike tomorrow? :)
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Friday, 30 July 2010

1½ Vostoknaut is preparing to invade the Turku archipelago

Hi all,

It is a long time since last blogged journey. This time we are going to explore the picturesque route of Finnish archipelago by bike.

A few links:
Nice pictures (sorry, not in english)

We came up with the idea one summer evening sipping some beer/cider... I think. We'll after the idea was born we had a planning session at Pia&Kalles place. The team consists of Pia, Nina, Nanna, Kalle, Jonas and Walter. Kalle is the only bike crazy guy of us... So he will probably be biking well ahead us others :)

A few facts:
- Itinerary:
Day 1:
Åbo, Nådendal, Merimasku, Velkua, Taivassalo

Day 2:
Taivassalo, Gustavs, Iniö, Houtskär

Day 3:
Houtskär, Korpo, Nagu

Day 4:
Nagu, Pargas, Åbo

Length: ~218km (?)

Here we are planing the route... We're quite easy folks, so no argues. yet.

Jonas is trying to make himself clear...

Jonas and Nanna are listening.


Kalle is posing for the camera...

The intension is to update the blog with my mobile phone. So there will be some micro blog posts along the way (... as long as mobile coverage exists).

Here's the planned route.

Br,
-w-