Safe Return Doubtful

Day 20 – to Kornsjösjön lake As picturesque place as it was to stay, by the deep pools on the river Faxälven, it was a mosquito heaven. They had been vicious as I stood outside chatting last night, but with heavy overnight rain, and a humid drizzly morning, they were…

Day 19 – to Ramsele It’s to the north of the road, the 315, that most of the downhill skiing takes place. As ever in these places in the summer, the mountain looks ruined with the amount of erosion caused. I was high up to the south of the road,…

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Day 18 – to Vemdalsskalet I spent a very pleasant evening with the Dutch couple, Ester and Jonas, last night with a couple of beers and conversation eventually moving away from VanLife to other less serious affairs. The dogs got on well, and thanks to their mosquito technology we sat…

Day 17 – to Gränjestjärn, Idre A few spots of rain overnight, chiefly noticed at 5:30 am when Roja woke me to request access to the outdoors. His stay out there was brief, but enough mosquitos around for me to decide to return to bed. Those early showers gave way…

Day 16 – at Mörkret Bogged down with good coffee and a weird Quebec horror novel I was slow to get going this morning. But the sun was out, and it was very agreeable to sit reading in a temperature of late teens. Eventually that coffee stirred me into action,…

Day 15 – to Mörkret I spent most of the morning watching Roja play with Maya, the 2 year old husky dog of the German guy sharing my overnight spot. They were in and out of the river and play fighting over sticks. The guy has some serious dog technology.…

Day 14 – to Sälen I do like to play that old Steve Winwood song on my return to hills after some days on flatter ground, or gently undulating as in this case. But I’m not quite there yet, unless you can count 400 metres above sea level.. This morning…

Day 13 – to Ljusnaren lake, just south of Kopparberg I’ve driven north to do some sections of the Bergslagsleden, or mining trail. It has a website at https://www.bergslagsleden.se, but I found it from the bikepacking site. The hills aren’t big at all. Tomorrow I may get up to the…

Day 12 – to Nora The rain started just as I finished an hour’s walk on the lakeshore. It was heavy, proper rain, and to last most of the day. The track that the few of us vans had located on the Bocksjö peninsula had been the best of the…