The 8:30AM-ferry took us from Oulusale to the island of Hailuoto, the largest one on the northern Gulf of Bothnia. We closed on the dock after half an hour sail, then drove through the countryside dotted with farm buildings before reaching the village of Marjaniemi at the westernmost point of the island. It’s hard to...
The alarm woke us up at 5:30AM. An hour later we were on our way. Ahead of us was 200 km drive to Kopmanholmen where we were to jump on the 9AM-ferry to the island of Ulvön situated at the heart of the High Coast. In the year 2000 the High Coast was included in...
Our road trip alongside the Baltic Sea coastline may not seem to be as challenging in many ways as my lonely circumnavigation of the globe. There are no major dangers in the region compared to my around the world journey – the politic situation is stable, no natural disasters are expected, the crime is on...