Earthcruising
Mac, Hanna, Connie and Scott rolling around the Earth by any means necessary.
During the last few hundred kilometres down to St. Petersburg, our Unimog reached a rather significant milestone. Even with your many faults, you did get us through the Sahara, through the Atlas, through the Russian Tundra, and even to that Arctic Ocean.
Turning south from Teriberka on February 8, had a significant psychological effect on Mac and I. We drove 100km of the same road we came north on, before turning south east onto the main north – south highway between St. Petersburg and
The alarm went off at 0530, to which I snoozed. I woke again 10 minutes later to Mac holding out a cup of tea. That’s better. Morning routine almost complete, Mac went to start the engine. It wasn’t the familiar and oh
http://Array It was stressful driving once we made it inside the city limits. We were cautious not to attract too much attention but when you look like we do, it’s a difficult task. We use Maps.me on the iPad to navigate, it
It’s Russian boarder day. The road was winding and poorly maintained with a thick layer of compacted snow, the occasional blanket of ice exposed the tarmac underneath. That’s what happens to the roads up here. It rains until it is cold enough
Wednesday. The entire day consumed by driving a stunning, well ploughed road due North, through Finnish pine forest, past frozen lakes, following rivers, traversing bridges, and spotting the occasional reindeer and moose. We drove 250km North of the Arctic Circle and gained
We are parked in the centre of Rovaniemi. It’s Saturday night. I’ve just finished showering prior to heading out for Saturday night antics. After lathering my dreads in shampoo, I noticed the water collecting at my feet. I completed my shower anyway,
It was around mid-afternoon, once we’d completed the 750km drive from Colin and Merja’s cabin in the forest, to Rovaniemi. I was happy to be heading North a few more degrees – in latitude and in temperature, on route we saw temperatures
http://Arrayhttp://Array Despite the fact two 80kg Sarplaninacs’ guarded their house fiercely, Colin and Merja’s home was warm in love and welcome as much as it was in temperature. After a catch up in front of the wood fire in the kitchen, over coffee
0500 in Tallinn came and we were up and out of bed… a little sluggish though mind. Our target rolling time was 0630, to drive just 3km to the port and board the ferry before she floated us to Finland. We’ve nailed