Cycling along the coast in the north

[paweł.70]

Hi Mathew
I am really impresed and I hope you won't have any troubles while travelling.
Have a nice trip and good luck.

[arctic-cycler]

Hi Mathew
I am really impresed and I hope you won't have any troubles while travelling.
Have a nice trip and good luck.

Thanks Pawel!! :-) Looking forward to the continuation. :-)

[Giovanni]

Enjoy Tallinn. Next You will see Helsinki (normal XIX centry city, can not be compered with Tallinn), and after Helsinki only forest and rock
And make sure to take as many pictures of Tallinn as You can when You will be on a ferry to Finland. The view is specacular (it was for me anyway, but when I have seen it, I was returning from Nordcape- 36 days without any historical cities/churches/ etc. only nature).

[arctic-cycler]

Enjoy Tallinn. Next You will see Helsinki (normal XIX centry city, can not be compered with Tallinn), and after Helsinki only forest and rock
And make sure to take as many pictures of Tallinn as You can when You will be on a ferry to Finland. The view is specacular (it was for me anyway, but when I have seen it, I was returning from Nordcape- 36 days without any historical cities/churches/ etc. only nature).

Hi Giovanni. I've just finished a very lazy two days. Today the cycling starts again. I wrote some short blog entries for those days but there was no cycling and a lot of sleeping. I didn't bother posting the links. Looking forward to cycling out of Helsinki. The sun is shining and is lovely weather!

[arctic-cycler]

Day 24 and my first day in Finland. A lovely cycle along the southern Finnish coast, passing sparkling bays and sandy beaches on my way to Tammisaari. http://arctic-cycler.com/2013/07/01/day-24-119km-helsinki-tammisaari/

[arctic-cycler]

Day 25 saw me experience the Finnish 'bumps'. Lots of fields, forests and lakes on my way to Turku. http://arctic-cycler.com/2013/07/03/day-25-141km-tammisaari-turku/

[arctic-cycler]

Day 26. A lovely boat trip across the Turku archipelago and the hottest sauna of my life. http://arctic-cycler.com/2013/07/03/day-26-116km-turku-pyharanta/

[arctic-cycler]

Day 27 on my cycle trip from Holland to the North Cape. Sun, strawberries, sand dunes and sunset. I'm at beautiful Yyteri beach. http://arctic-cycler.com/2013/07/04/day-27-122km-pyharanta-yyteri/

[arctic-cycler]

Day 28 and I am in Kristiinankaupunki. Try to pronounce that. :-)
Forest paths, stampeding forest cows and the Finnish version of a Pavlova.
http://arctic-cycler.com/2013/07/05/day-28-120km-yyteri-kristiinankaupunki/

[rafalb]

Great to know that you cycle without problems and have a lot of fun. Finland looks great, thanks for photos on tour blog. They are my way to see this country.

[arctic-cycler]

Day 29 on my cycle trip from Holland and I am in Vaasa in Finland. The fight against the wind was with it. I discovered beautiful forest roads and a meteor crater. http://arctic-cycler.com/2013/07/06/day-29-124km-kristiinankaupunki-vasa/

[arctic-cycler]

Great to know that you cycle without problems and have a lot of fun. Finland looks great, thanks for photos on tour blog. They are my way to see this country.

Hey Rafalb. Great to hear from you! Yes. It's a great trip. Hope you are enjoying yourself in England!

[arctic-cycler]

Day 30 and my first day in Sweden. A nice talk on the boat trip. Another lovely forest road. And a youth hostel that kind of didn't exist. http://arctic-cycler.com/2013/07/07/day-30-120km-vasa-anaset/

[arctic-cycler]

It was harder to enjoy day 31 with a headwind and lots of roadworks. Still, some nice parts and an interesting mega camping ground. http://arctic-cycler.com/2013/07/08/day-31-140km-anaset-byske/

[arctic-cycler]

Day 32 was grey but with a tailwind. I was a happy chappy. Super friendly people in Luleå. This is where I decided to stay the night. :-)http://arctic-cycler.com/2013/07/09/day-32-137km-byske-lulea-3/