Finnish Sauna

Special News: Finnish Sauna is definitely a highlight. Every Camping Site had a sauna. We tried it out today and booked an hour for us. The lady here told us that Finns are doing it always naked. Was a great expierience and must do in Finland.

Backstage Information: Today we talk about Doctor Klaus MacGyver. Not only that he identifies all deficits of your body and proposes improvements like surgeries or don't care, he also sharpenings knives, improves handlebars to avoid sleeping hands for me and important: washes dishes - see photos!!

Starting point (A): Nilimella Camping, Sodankylä 

Ending point (B):  KaksCaravan, Kakslauttanen

The tour today was 121 km long. Warm weather again from 19oC in the morning, went up to 23oC and when it got cloudy around 11am temperature went down to 14,6oC. We arrived at the camping site at 1:30pm. The site was really empty.

We followed one street - E75 going north. The Russian border is only 42 km from here. 

After 75 km today we stopped at a souvenier/coffee place. 

We had very delicious pancakes with cloudberries (in German: Moltebeere).

"Hilla, or lakka (Rubus chamaemorus), is the sought-after treasure of the marshes of Finnish Lapland and perhaps the most prized of our domestic berries. Since Ranua is Finland’s official cloudberry town, it is quite reasonable to dedicate several blog posts to this most wonderful berry. So, we wish you warmly welcome to read our ultimate cloudberry guide."




Cloudberry:

Picture of ripe cloudberries in Ranua, Finnish Lapland in summer 2020

Doctor Klaus MacGyver:             




Sauna:










Photos from the tour today:





























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