Arctic day 5 and 6

Day 5
Today we drove from Kemijarvi to Kajaani, however our secret weapon was taken from us when we were told we could not walk more than 500m. I was a little upset but considering that one participant already has frostbite it was reasonable ;o)

Day 6

We awoke to a true Arctic Morning, clear and very cold, -36C according to the ever reliable Volvo. This temperature was going to cause some problems. Martin’s Toyota was very unhappy, the engine could not be coaxed into life even with 4 batteries. Hitched up to , you got it, the Volvo, it was towed to a nearby indoor, heated garage and brought back to life.

The really tough points were eliminated today because of the remote location and the extreme cold, how cold? -40 was the coldest and believe me that is cold!

We had another treat in store when we arrived in Oulu, a 5 mile drive across the sea, on ice to a checkpoint on an island. It was real ice road trucker stuff with cracks and everything.

Spot your snowball

Llater on we saw two Elk as we drove through the forest finishing the day with all checkpoints visited. A short walk to a nearby garage rounded of the day with a filling meal of pasta. It is a real rock and roll lifestyle, I might even get chance for a shower.