I think the Swedes may have damaged Ian beyond repair, does anyone know how to fix this condition? Otherwise the rest of the trip could be difficult.
Category: The Road to Riga (Page 2 of 5)
For lunch tomorrow on the road to the Russian border we will be dining on the fine Finnish cuisine of Elk meat and canned Moomins. For those of you who can remember the Moomins you will be pleased to know that they are alive and well in Finland even if we stopped airing the TV show back in the 80’s
Q. Why do Moomins always look so bloated?
A. Because they have no bum hole!
Many thanks to Samuli for our fantastic lunch menu, never before has anyone used a camping stove to cook such fine food.
Had a great day in vaasa with Samuli. Just about to sauna in Jyvaskyla then out for a picnic with krista. Planning to get to the russian border tomorrow. Car running well.
Still on sign of the moon, please give it our regards.
A big thank you to all our hosts so far. You have all been wonderful.
Keep the messages coming. Pete and ian.
We’ll write something tomorrow but for now, we’ve just updated the pictures for each post 🙂
Superb days driving yesterday through fantastic lake filled forests en route to umea. We stopped regularly and swam in the lakes when it took our fancy. We picked up a hitcher called Hannah who told up lots about her glorious nation. upon arrival in umea we tidied the car before turning it into our bed for the night. It was dusk at 11 and by 12 it was dawn again. Zero hours of darkness! Currently on the ferry to vaasa. time to blog and relax before a might out in finland. Thanks for the messages do keep them coming. Pete and ian.
We’ve seen a lot of this and to be honest, I’d be happy to see a lot more of it. Scandinvia is undeniably pretty.
…and you can stop almost anywhere for a swim…
…and the towns are so pretty…
…and Pete isn’t. Yes, Elvis and co have good reason to look worried.
Things you might not know about Sweden…
1. In Sweden you are always 3 turns and 5 minutes from a place to Swim.
2. Unlike the rest of the world (who use those little bricks) – toilets in Sweden are cleaned using little packets of tobacco – toiletsnuffen
3. Not all Swdish people are blonde – there are 4 Swedes without blonde hair.
4. In Sweden you are only allowed to drive Swedish cars. If we get caught in our Rover, there’s a good chance we’ll get drowned in a lake and fed to the Elks…
Anyway, we’ve been having a massivley fun time in the ridiculously picturesque town of Orebro with (amongst others) Elvis, a boy who is living off his own death (it’s a long story), a South African and a girl who’s just been exiled from China.
Today we have a long sunny drive north (probably having a swim or two on the way) and we’ll probably exercise our constitutional right to allemansrätten, or ‘all mans rights’ meaning we can sleep wherever we choose 🙂
Providing the elks and bears don’t eat us, we’ll keep you posted (from the phone again) tomorrow.
Ian and Pete.
PS, as you can see from the photo’s, all this fun has turned me and Pete into a right couple of mingers….
Took the carlsburg brewery tour yesterday it got a bit messy. an absolute must 4 any visitor 2 copenhagen. Well after two nights in a tent in copenhagen we feel ready to hit the road again. We have just rolled over 1000 miles. Ian is driving and im road blogging the technology is fantastic. Although the sat navigation is sometimes frustrating. We ended up taking a ferry over 2 sweden as opposed 2 taking the bridge. Must not grumble though it is fantastic in cities. Car doing well although could do with a wash. staying with elvis tonight in Orebro.
An Englishman drinking Slovene beer in Denmark. Thanks to Ajda for the beer 🙂
Probably the biggest beer collection in the world, the Carlsberg brewery, Copenhagen.
I’ve put a little weight on recently…