We have a lazy morning. A late breakfast and then hanging out waiting for our 11:45 pickup for the olokolo sleigh ride. It’s not snowing but it sure looks like it is going to. And the wind is blowing. Generally, a good morning to hang out. We’re head for the lobby at 11:45 and our […]
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Kemi – 2/15/2020
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Up late. Somehow I slept right through my phone alarm. I’ve never done that before. Barbara heard it and, when I didn’t respond, she turned it off and went back to sleep. We’re getting a late start but it’s only about 4 hours to Kemi, our stop for the next couple of nights and we […]
Kokkola – 2/14/2020
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We have a long day today. We’re going to Kokkola about 500 kilometers from Turku and we’re trying to see an archaeological dig there. The alarm goes off at 6:30. Out of bed while it’s still dark. We take showers and head down to the 2nd floor for a quick breakfast. I leave Barbara in […]
Turku – 2/13/2020
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It rained on and off all night and we’re still recovering from travel fatigue. Travel fatigue is different from jet lag. Travel fatigue comes from just plain old over exertion while jet lag is caused by screwing up your circadian rhythm where your body thinks it’s night but your eyes are insisting that it is […]
Turku – 2/12/2020
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At 6:35 AM, my mobile rings. I’m dead asleep and the first thing I think is that it must be the Red Cross calling for a fire call but by the time I get to the phone, I’ve missed the call though I see the caller ID. It’s not the Red Cross (it says Private […]
Amsterdam – 2/11/2020
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The flight to Amsterdam is on KLM and we stop at the Gate to check that our boarding passes are legit. The KLM agent says they are fine but she changes Barbara’s seat from the middle seat to a window seat which leaves the middle seat open, a nice change. We board. I check the […]
Fort Mill – 2/10/2020
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We’re leaving for Finland. I was supposed to do the 2020 Alcan 5000 but I wasn’t needed for staff and although I have a great offer to compete in the rally, I decided to pass for the first time in years. I didn’t have a co-driver, Barbara wasn’t too keen to be a co-driver again […]