Some of the events took place on water. The Baltic to be precise. Those participating in the amphibious element of the mission had to cross a six-kilometre stretch of sea in stormy conditions. We left from a coastline studded with concealed submarine pens to reach the notorious Pakri islands, a Soviet weapons testing facility, now popular with swans. We explored the first island by day, then set a course for the second where we made camp and set a fire in a bomb crater. Our trusted local liaison team, Katri-liis and Roland guided us. For security reasons we were disguised as badly-dressed tourists...
How we got the kayaks -- and got to the Pakri islands and back alive.