Eurovelo 13: Norway - Finland

In the autumn I rode the whole Eurovelo13 Norway-Finland, plus some extra stages to actually get to the starting line at Kirkenes. While there, I decided to start it at the very North-East-most point in Europe, though I don't know whether that's actually an official part of EV13. My plan was very ambitious, since I had only two weeks of vacation to haul myself to the Arctic Sea and then ride back to Lappeenranta, where family awaited. I did in the end actually stick to my schedule, although I had to do some small adjustments along the way. I e.g. had to send most of my gear and trailer home by bus on the second week, as I started doubting whether I'll make it at all if I don't ease up a bit. In retrospect, adding one more week, or even just a few days of rest in between would probably have made this an ordeal not quite as taxing. My knees were hurting for weeks after the trip. If you happen to read this, do as I say, not as I did :D The main part of the trip took me to Lappenranta, completing 1960km in total. There are some food runs and other details there. I could not make it to Vaalimaa on that same trip due to pure exhaustion. After all, I was at home at this point. I, however, did complete the route in the next summer without any gear, though. I hope someone might end up seeing this, and possibly even get some inspiration in planning the route for yourselves. If you follow in my footsteps, please don't wander into my family's yard in Joutseno ;) I will add some more notes on the daily routes, but alas, I'm only writing this now 1.5y later, so a lot of the details are already lost. Nevertheless, this is one of the highlights in my entire life. If you end up riding this, I'd be happy to have a chat and share some XP about it.