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Johan Ivarsson's two month summary    22 Sep, 04 - 21:50
N64°43'07.1, E153°41'13.8
All day rain, light wind

We've basically been out two whole months in the Siberian wilderness,
paddling our baidarka (canoe). We're getting c

The tale about Andre and Valentin- full time trappers for the last twenty years   
19th of September, we've paddled 70 km:s over two days and we've raised our Moskosel cot on another small fly infested island just off the Kolyma River at N 64°43'07.1 and E 153°41'13.

Primitive living    16 Sep, 04 - 19:35
We're having a rest day at 64°19'25.99 and E 154°20'04.3, on a small
island surrounded by the Kolyma river. Overcast/sunny with occasional
rains, as usual. Far to warm, 2-20°C, whi

Close and dangerous encounter with a huge bear!!   
We've paddled 90 km;s over the last two days and we're camping on an isolated island in the middle of Kolyma. Hopefully free of boris midvjet (brown bear)! Weather is overcast with occasional

Kolyma - the worst of Stalin's prisonercamps    12 Sep, 04 - 23:09
Our 28th camp on the Expedition at N 64°19'25.99 and E 154°20'04.3, on a small island surrounded by the Kolyma river. Cloudy with occasional rains, as usual. Far to warm, 10-14°C, which have a

Ruslan- our insight into life in Seimchan    9 Sep, 04 - 21:16
We've pitched the cot on a sandbank at N 64°03'45.4 and E 154°25'18.9, overcast and raining most of the day, it feels like a threat of worse weather to come, 2-14°C, light winds from NEN t

Great scenery and the subject of food   
6/9 49 km, N63°20'44.1 E152°40'58.1
Partly cloudy, no rain, 2-4°C. Light wind from N.

7/9 41 km, N63°37'27.4 E153°09'40.0
Partly cloudy, no rain, 3-6°C. No wind.

A hunters tale    2004-09-04
5th of September, we've been forced to put up camp at N 62°57'47.2 E 152°32'51.5, just 15 km;s paddle north of Seimchan, due to the effects of another typhoon which hit the Sea of Okhotsk


 
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