FROM OSLO TO HELSINKI IN A HOBIE MIRAGE KAYAK

Filmed & Edited on an iPhone 5s compilation of clips from a daily 'Good Morning' video diary, uncovering various things that the journey taught me during a 1000 mile journey from Oslo to Helsinki by Hobie Kayak in Summer 2014.

The first time I sat in a Hobie Mirage Kayak was next to a dock in Oslo, Norway, minutes before beginning this journey just 16 days after its inception. 

A wonderful trip followed, covering 49 days, the west Swedish coastline, the Sweden-splitting Gota Canal, an open water dash across the Baltic and a glorious island-hopping finale into Helsinki, Finland.

For a first-time visitor to Scandinavia, this was a journey full of natural riches, using a form of transport so deliciously simple and enjoyable.

PHOTO GALLERY

VIDEO PLAYLIST

An introduction to both Dave's 11th journey over 1000 miles, and to the Hobie Mirage Adventure kayak, the mode of transport for this coastal pedal from Oslo, Norway to Helsinki, Finland. Follow the journey on www.davecornthwaite.com, www.facebook.com/expedition1000, & @DaveCorn on Twitter and Instagram

ROUTE MAP

MEDIA COVERAGE

The 10 O Clock news on MTV3 is one of the most widely watched shows in Finland. At the end of some episodes Mika Tommola presents an uplifting section, and on Thursday 25th September he visited Dave's in Matilda, Finland, to ensure he was recognised for the rest of his journey by Hobie Kayak between Oslo and Helsinki.

TRANSPORT: HOBIE MIRAGE

Hobie have developed the Mirage Drive, a propulsion system similar to the way penguins swim. Enabling leg muscles to drive the kayak forwards efficiently and quickly. I'll be using a Mirage Adventure (slightly longer than the kayak pictured)

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