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Cool and sunny rise out of Sirkka to Muonio through a section of Finland’s Pallas-Yllästunturi National Park. After a KMarket dinner at their picnic tables, we crossed over into Sweden to make camp before the looming rains forecast for this evening.

Cold, wet and overcast conditions challenged our clothing options. Gravel roads took over from pavement for most of the day.

After a long 109 km day we ended Day 3 setting up tents in the rain. The campground, in Inari, was wonderful, giving us a chance to shower, wash some clothes, and eat pizza and kebab across the street. After a relaxing morning we continued southwest another 50 km towards Sweden along Kittiläntie Road. We…

Skirting rain showers we climbed into Finland finding an incredible campsite in a grove between the road and a lake.

Day 2 finds us doubling back to Kirkenes along the Russian border before heading south towards Finland. Circle K has provided us shelter from the rain which we will wait out. And then the rain stopped….for a bit, just enough time to find a campsite 15 km further down the road.

Incredible ride today on mostly paved roads to get to the top of our European Divide ride at the Barents Sea where it meets both Norway and Russia. The sun will not set for us until we get to the Arctic Circle 600 km south of us.

Ride starts June 4th in Kirkenes! A ride from Kirkenes to Copenhagen with Brett