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 […]
Kungsleden day 2 – me and the reindeer Read More »
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,
Kungsleden Day 0.5 – walking on the moon Read More »
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
Packing for 450km in Lapland Read More »