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A short little stop through Muonio

  • Writer: Sampson McFerrin
    Sampson McFerrin
  • Sep 7, 2017
  • 2 min read

This morning we woke to a cold temperature of -3 degrees Celsius. The edge of the tent was frosted over and it felt like you were gonna freeze when you got out of your warm sleeping bag. I put on as many layers as I had and got out of the tent. There was a group of about 15 hunters having a pre-game coffee and fire by where we were camping so we introduced ourselves and talked to them for a bit. Dad speaks Norwegian and there is a minor difference between Norwegian and Swedish so they were able to converse quite well. After a little breakfast and hot chocolate we headed off on the road. There was a thick misty fog that covered the road for the first hour or so but after the sun rose over it disappeared. We biked about 75km today and we ended up in a town called Muonio right on the edge of the Swedish/Finnish border. We got some groceries and biked around the town for a bit. Just after we got out of town, Dad spotted a sign for a camp ground and we debated on if we would go to it and maybe pay a little more than we wanted or to keep going and wild camp. Fortunately, Dad came out with a deal for €15 for a tent site. I am very glad we ended up stating here as there was great disc-golf course with some interesting shots in it and as well there was a sauna here. Dad, Mom and I went to the sauna around 8pm and we met some other Finnish men. They were nice to talk to and the sauna felt great after a long day of biking. After that I spent about two hours completing a project for PE 20 and now I'm finishing up the blog. We probably wont have wifi until Tornio which is in four or five days so I'll update you then!


 
 
 
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About Me

My name is Sampson McFerrin and I am 17 years old. I love to play guitar and paint. When I'm not travelling I attend Western Canada High School in Calgary, AB. As well, I am a commissioned artist that enjoys to paint horses. Ever since I was born my parents have taken me travelling to many places and mostly by bicycle. I use my bicycle to go wherever I need to go and it is my favorite type of transport. I speak decently fluent French and I have a huge interest in many different subjects but art has to be my favorite. 

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Sampson McFerrin / Tromso to Tokyo / sampson.mcferrin@outlook.com

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