The rain bucketed down last night, and I was a bit worried my ultralight tent wouldn’t withstand the torrential downpour but I made it through the night and actually slept like a baby. The plan for today was to do a half day (25km) to Kvikkjokk where there is a hostel with a shower and […]
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So the trail today came in three types – bog, slippery rock, and bog with slippery rock! Between the trail and some interesting chats with hikers coming the other way, it was a slow 37km I woke up with the rain coming down on the tent. It was a restless night as I woke
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A wonderful start to the morning in my idyllic Swedish hut – awake naturally at 6am and kick started the day with coffee and sugar buns! Heading out of adolfstrom, the sign said 27k to Jakkvik, turns out, like most signs here, it was wrong, but for once in the right direction, it was
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I managed to get some sleep last night but my feet didn’t quite dry out…. I have realised that they haven’t actually been dry since the start, 3 days ago. During the day, even yesterday when it was sunny all day, they almost start to dry out and then plop you walk through a
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I slept in! Glorious! The English neighbours kept me up until 11pm. I did wake up freezing at 2am and put my down jacket on and then slept soundly until 7am. Made myself breakfast in bed and then dismantled my tent. I wandered past the Aiger hut en route to Ammarnas town. The huts here
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So as far as I can tell, while the sun when down last night, it didn’t ever get dark. I woke up to pee a few times (a combination of the cold, the babbling brook feeding the lake, and too many cups of tea before bed) and it was bright all night There was a
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I took a flight to hemavan, two hours from Stockholm, it felt like landing in NZ. Only 20 of us on the plane and most with backpacks, and the luggage guy pulls the handcart out in front of the terminal for you to get your bag. I walked into town, bought gas for my stove,
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I had been trying to go for Iran for a while, but hubby was adamant it was not a great holiday destination. Eventually he relented when there was a change of government and things loosened up a bit with international relations. He even came with me! As it turns out, we think it was probably
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WARNING Strictly for hiking geeks only – So yup, I am a freak! I really care about what I eat even when in the bush for days on end (even if I don’t care how I smell). I am always amazed/impressed/jealous at the young guys I see doing long distance hikes surviving on snickers, oatmeal,
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The idea of hiking in Swedish lapland has always appealed. There is tonnes of drinkable water everywhere, you can camp anywhere you like (provided not too close to someone’s house), the daylight goes on until early morning, and in some places there are well equipped huts to sleep in if you are too lazy to
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