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Norway, Finland and now it's Sweden

Over the past few days we have been biking from Tromso down into Finland and then along the border of Sweden and Finland. There is a river between the two and yesterday we crossed over the first crossing point. The camping has been going great but there have been a lot of bugs and it's crazy how many there are. The other night we had to eat dinner in the tent just so we were able to actually enjoy our dinner without having to constantly slap mosquitoes or wave our arms to make the little black flies go away. Nevertheless, we have had some amazing food so far on the trip. As we are wild camping for the most of the time, we have to make all of our meals from a small gas burning stove and a set of light-weight pots and pans. So far we've had chicken burritos, stir-fry and chicken burgers last evening. We are generally having yogurt with granola or eggs for breakfast with some hot chocolate. We have to pack food that packs well and that doesn't weigh much as we have to carry it all. As for the lunches it's mainly consisted of some bread, ham & cheese, nutella, peanut butter and occasionally some mackerel with tomato sauce in a can. Our average day has been about 65km but we have had some days that are a bit longer. It all really depending on how the terrain is and if it's windy or not. Since we've gotten into Finland the land has gotten a lot flatter and there are tons of wetlands off the sides of the road. We are slowly been beaten by the weather and the trees are turning yellow and brown as we bike. Hopefully it doesnt get too cold... We are in a town called Karesuando, Sweden right now. I have been taking lots and lots of photos throughout the past few days. I have uploaded a lot of them to the photography page. We are planning to get to a town called Tornio in mid-Finland by the 11th or 12th of September to meet my dads friend Jens-Ole. That will probably be the next time that I have access to wifi. We have to average about 70km a day to get there by then. After that we will head south through Finland to Helsinki.


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