Today is the start of the traverse from Oulu so last minute preparations at home before heading down to Oulu, the starting point of the adventure. We plan to cross over to Kemi in a 4 or 5 days depending on ice conditions as well as ice. If we are doing alright with these two then we will include additional waypoints in the GPS to reduce the length of the straight imaginary lines we are taking. Lets see how it goes.
Alex Simòn i Casanovas will drop us by the Oulu Marina today. The drive is around two and a half hours South West of Rovaniemi.
After a slow start we’ve finally get there by 16:00 so we start the traverse and in less than 3 hours we are already in the tent, melting ice.
Preparing the tent for the night
Morning views
After a couple of hours of melting water and getting ready we are inside our sleeping bags and ready to sleep. Tomorrow weather forecast is not bad: no clouds, mild wind and temperature of -9C so we expect the snow to be firm for a quick progress with the sled.
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Baltic Sea traverse | Finland | Winter 2017 