....The forecast said rain today but I'm glad it held off because it was the certainly the windiest and maybe the coldest day of the trip so far...We were buffeted around for most of the 100 or so miles we covered....At one point we had to stop to put more layers on....The bike has been stalling a bit over the last few days so when we arrived in Kirkenes, I had a fiddle with the both the mixture and the idle screws to improve the running.....Kirkenes is interesting....During the war I've learned, It suffered more bomb attacks than any other place in Europe apart from Malta....Nearby are some iron-ore mines....We're in a cabin here for two nights waiting for Friday when our Russian Visa commences....There's a couple of interesting museums near the town which we intend visiting in the morning....It's now about two weeks since we experienced anything vaguely resembling night-time....At last in Kirkenes there were signs to Murmansk....Really excited about crossing the border into Russia now....