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ITINERARY
DAY 1: Fly from the UK to Sweden’s capital city
Stockholm then catch another internal flight north to
Ostersund, upon arrival you will be met by Intrepid
Expeditions staff with transport waiting to drive you to the
remote location that Intrepid Expeditions use for their winter
activities. (The cabin is very basic no electricity no indoor
bathroom no TV/phones or computers)But let’s face it this week
is all about going back
to nature.
DAY 2:
After breakfast we say goodbye to the cabin for the next 5
days and travel for one hour until we meet the canoes at the
drop off point. After a safety briefing and a familiarising
ourselves with the canoes its time to load up and head out
into the vast silent wilderness.
DAY 2-5:
Each day will consist of paddling about 10 kilometres across
various lakes and rivers in a relaxing and enjoyable
atmosphere whilst maintaining a steady pace. An
opportunity to fish whilst canoeing will always be available.
Each evening we
will find a suitable spot to make camp for the night,
sometimes it may be a sheltered bay or a remote island, and
when the tents are up it’s just a case of sitting around the
campfire or going for a spot of fishing/walking, or just
simply soaking up the surrounding scenery and wildlife.
Each
day has a similar routine, what changes is the lakes/ rivers
and landscape.
At two points
along the journey the canoes have to come out of the water to
be portaged around some rapid sections of river. During the
summer months the sun shines for up to twenty hours a day,
which is ideal as we are not restricted by the number of
daylight hours, this gives us plenty of time to relax and full
fill our days.
DAY 6:
day 6: Once we arrive back at the cabin this day is basically
free for relaxing and sorting any personal admin out. The
evening meal is usually a BBQ cooked by our Swedish
friends.
Total distance
covered 65 kilometres
DAY 7:
Unfortunately all good things must come to an end and time to
head back to the UK. |
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