Journey: Gallivare – Karesuando – Äijäkoski (Finland)
And the hoody and winter coat is back on… definitely feels more like it should temperature wise at 10C. The pups went to the vets for their worming tablet and got the all clear to travel. This active lifestyle has meant we have all lost weight. Mabel is svelte at 21kilos, Jasper 31 and Ernest 20. We are going to up their food further as they are doing so much exercise. I also need to up Marks cookie consumption as he is wasting away; me less so but lost some. It’s all helping to keep us under our 3.5ton weight limit 😄
As we head further north there are less attractions and those available are more commercial (husky sledging, aurora watching, horseback treks). We are obviously out of season for these but to be fair they wouldn’t be easy to do with the pups, so we are happy just driving, soaking up the scenery and stopping whenever we spot a nature reserve.
Before crossing the border into Finland we did a couple of short walks at the rest stops and visited a little church at the border town of Karesuvanto. They also had a cool critter dressed in reindeer hide that Ernest was fascinated by. We were 2239km from London and we have driven almost 7000miles since leaving Norwich in mid May!
This evening we have found a nice little scenic spot for a walk and paddle before snuggling down for a hot chocolate.
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