Thursday, October 1, 2020

Camino Ostrobotnia, Oktober 2020

Camino Ostrobotnia, Oktober 2020.

Covid-19 betydde: ingen fortsättning på Camino Portugues. Till all lycka hade Kronoby folkhögskola dragit en vandringsled från Karleby till Vasa. Det blev min vandring denna höst. Första fyra etapperna från Karleby till Nykarleby vandrade jag i en grupp. Allt som behövdes, mat och logi, var fint ordnat på förhand. Från Nykarleby framåt gick jag ensam. Fungerade busstrafik gjorde så att jag kunde logera hemma. Likaså kunde jag ta vädret i beaktande när jag fortsatte. Riktigt vackert senhöstväder var det. Vandrade inte precis enligt leden och sammanlagt blev det 204 km (jfr. riksåttan 122km). Riktigt bra vandring men mycket annorlunda jämfört med Caminorna ute i Europa.

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Saturday, June 20, 2020

Sulkavan Soutu med kajak, Juni 2020

Sjösystemet Saimen, Juni 2020.

Utforskningen av Saimen fortsätter. Midsommarveckan var bokad för detta ändamål. Det var ännu lugnt på sjön och stränderna. Rutten gick runt den stora ön Partalansaari med avstickare till Puumala och Lohilahti. Saimen är stor och vacker och sevärdheterna verkar aldrig ta slut. Det blev , för min del, sex paddlingsdagar och 225 km.

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Thursday, October 10, 2019

Camino Portugues, October 2019

Camino Portugues, October 2019.

After having walked to all three major christian pilgrimage destinations had to ask myself: what´s next? Decided to walk towards Santiago de Compostela but this time from Lisbon. The first half was rather flat and not so crowded. After walking the Camino for 15 days and 390 kilometres I ended up in Porto. The days were mostly sunny and everything was great.

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Saturday, June 29, 2019

Kayaking on Lake Vuoksi, June 2019

Kayaking on Lake Vuoksi, June 2019.

This year our inland tour started and ended in Savonlinna. We paddled on Lake Pihlajavesi.
I paddled alone for the first three days after which a couple of friends also joined in. Paddled a total distance of 215 kilometers in 6 days.

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Wednesday, October 31, 2018

The Lycian Way, October 2018

The Lycian Way, October 2018.

Lycia is the historical name of the Teke Peninsula which is the bump on Turkeys southwest coast between Fethye and Antalya. In ancient times there were many small towns and the region was called Lycia. But soon it was invaded by persians, greeks and romans. They have all left their marks.

My hike started from Fethiye and ended up in Geyikbayirinear Antalya. For the most part I follewed The Lycian Way which is marked, although I took some shortcuts. Walked 18 days and covered about 350 kilometeres.

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Friday, June 15, 2018

Paddling i Saimen, Juni 2018

Paddling i Saimen 2018.

Årets insjöpaddling startade från Rantasalmi. Vattenområdet där heter Haukivesi i sjösystemet Saimen. Stora och små sjöar samt massor med holmar att campa på. Där finns även Linnansaari nationalpark. Och som en belöning fick vi se en saimenvikare. Det blev för min del 6 paddeldagar.

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Wednesday, November 1, 2017

Hiking in Israel, November 2017

Hiking in Israel, November 2017.

Every fall for the past seven years, I've walked different stages of an ancient pilgrimage trail. I started walking, from Great St. Bernard Pass in Switzerland, and I've now reached Israel. The pilgrimage this year took place in November to avoid high temperatures. I walked mostly my own paths but also along the Jesus Trail and part of the Israel National Trail. I Visited many biblical places, met many religions and interesting people. After 15 days of walking I ended up in Jerusalem and Via Dolorosa.

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Sunday, June 18, 2017

Kayak trip Kuopio - Rantasalmi, June 2017

Paddling Kuopio - Rantasalmi.

This year our inland tour started from Kuopio. We experienced all three days both sun and rain. After 115 kilometers we ended up in Ranta-salmi.

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Monday, October 24, 2016

Hiking in southern Turkey and Cyprus, October 2016

This year the pilgrimage started where I left off last year, Antalya. The plan was to take a ferry from Alanya to Cyprus, but surprisingly there were no connections. Had to travel to Tosuco to catch one. I again lucked out with the weather during my trip with no rain and temperatures of between 25 and 30 degrees. The next trip in 2017 is in the Holy Land.

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Wednesday, June 29, 2016

Kayak trip Kuopio - Kiuruvesi, June 2016

After previously paddling two other lake- systems in Finland under a period of years, this time we decided to tackle lake Saimaa.

This time starting the adventure we had equipment for two kind of activities; four days of kayaking and three days of the finnish 5o5 championships i Helsinki.

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