Distance Average Speed Maximum Speed 59.6 km 12.5 km/h 29.2 km/h Sophia and Marina spent a day at the farm, but not before Sophia had helped to harness my dogs for a day of solo driving on more difficult trails. First drove toward Tilsa, but took scenic route via top of Koivuvaara, down bear canyon and then along canyon trial which starts where power lines cross Tilsa road. Coming back along that trail saw day trip teams coming up power
2015 Trip – Day 5
Distance Average Speed Maximum Speed 41.4 km 10.8 km/h 23.0 km/h Morning spent visiting nearby Reindeer Farm. Quite interesting, but doesn’t mean that I will now be happy to meet reindeer in the forest as they will still cause problems controlling the dogs. For afternoon trip, six dog team provided for me and the same four dog team as before for Sophia. Headed for Kylkeinen via swamp south of farm and then (after briefly turning round) downhill to power lines.
2015 Trip – Day 3
Distance Average Speed Maximum Speed 30.9 km 9.9 km/h 26.2 km/h Left farm at around 1100. Similar teams to Monday with seven dogs for me and four for Sophia. Weather good, but probably a little warm (perhaps 4°C). Fallen snow was getting heavier and tending to jam in the brake mechanism. Sometimes almost impossible to release brake and Sophia found this particularly difficult. Drove to North edge of range near Road 20 and then back toward Janisvaara on main trail.
2015 Trip – Day 2
Today we had a day off from Sledding to visit Ranua Zoo.
2015 Trip – Day 1
Distance Average Speed Maximum Speed 27.4 km 14.3 km/h 24.4 km/h Arrived late last night, and after seeing Timo and eating Salmon soup went to sleep in hut next to sauna. Perfectly acceptable accommodation with bathroom and ‘one up – two down’ bunk bed . Whilst eating, Bent made some disturbing comments about the future availability of lead dogs suitable for me. As will be seen, these concerns are likely misplaced. Got to breakfast just after 0900. Agreed that we
Russian Proverb and Riddle of the Day 1
When a Russian Mum tries hard to teach her English family something about the Russian psyche, it often comes to trying painstakingly to render Russian sayings, proverbs, film quotes etc. into English. It is never enough just to translate it, though, because they never make sense just like that. Look for yourself: Here is a riddle: What has two ends, two rings and a nail in the middle? (The correct answer will follow in due course.) and here is a
Elasti-fork
We often hear these days of the perils of obesity and that everyone needs to take more exercise. High tech solutions have been proposed to limit the rate at which people can eat, but here is a simple and cheap way to keep the waste line under control. Fix your fork to the table with a short stout piece of elastic. Struggling to pull the fork to your mouth will not only slow down the rate of eating, but also
Snore Amplifier
I am sure, I am not the only one who, having woken up in the middle of the night for some internal or external reason, was unable to go back to sleep because of that well too familiar roaring sound coming from the nearby pillow. Sounds familiar? Then what you need is the anti-snore device called Snore Amplifier. Attach your mic to a pair of little headphones and the next time your other half starts to snore simply bring the
2011 Trip – Day 7
Distance Average Speed Max Speed 45.0 km 9.3 km/h 20.4 km/h I was taken by Jussi to near Koti-Lahnanen to join the snow mobile trail. The journey North was uneventful apart from yet another snow free section, this time about 900m! I diverted to Tilsa for lunch and dropped my bag near the trail to lighten the load for that leg. Headed North again and found a new trail leading through forest to Kortesuo swamps. It had just been driven
2011 Trip – Day 6
Distance Average Speed Max Speed 40.6 km 11.7 km/h 28.5 km/h After a late start, Jussi drove me to a road crossing on the snow mobile trail near Saija. The trail was in excellent condition. I turned onto the lake and followed Asko sticks along Kylmäluomajarvi to the laavu. I then returned along the snow mobile trail. I crossed Harjajarvi (turn right at big rock) and lunched at the kota. The rest of the run was mostly OK, but about