Trip report: PEMBROKESHIRE COAST PATH – part III/III

DAY 7, NEWGALE to WHITESANDS BAY Distance: 31 km Time on trail: 6:30 – 17:30 Whitesands Beach campsite 7£ After a rough and restless night the morning revealed itself serene and sunny. Lazy wawes hit the shore, for the wind had withdrawn somewhere behind the horizon. But I knew it would come back. According to …

Overnighting at Porkkalanniemi

A few weeks ago I took my bike and finally went all the way until the land's end at Porkkalanniemi recreational area. I followed first the Länsiväylä highway until Kirkkonummi before turning to south through picturusque countryside. The day was pleasantly hot to bike the 37 km and then to walk half an hour until …

GR5 – DAY11, to PRALOGNAN

DAY 11, VAL CLARET to PRALOGNAN Ascent: 1050 m Descent: 1700 m Distance: 32 km Time on trail: 5:30 - 15:00 At first it was hard to leave the comfort of the hotel behind, but as soon as I reached the edge of the resort it felt good to be on the move again. Exciting …

GoExpo, Veikka G and 29km

Nice and sunny weekend in Southern Finland made me to walk some serious kilometres for a change. A six hour sprint with a semi full backpack to Järvenpää, ~29km, along very icy and uncomfortable roads and partly following skiing tracks and then by train back home, served well in a training purpose. The area around …

GEAR TALK: Osprey Exos 58 review

After adventuring through the Alps with a heavy Haglöfs Oxo 75 I thought please no more, there has to be a way to save some weight. It felt a bit stupid just to carry 3 kilos as an empty backpack. So I studied lighter options and this 1,1 kg Osprey pack caught my eye, and …

New year

The year changed in quite different weather as was the previous one here in southern Finland, 1 meter of snow has changed to no snow at all... But that meant a nice day for walking especially when the first day of the year 2012 was such a beautiful one. I packed my day pack and …