Notes from the North

A little walk through Sweden

24. Perspective |

It was a day of transition. Off the trails and onto tarmac and gravel roads. It’s hard on the knees and feet. I came in through a slightly larger town (by Swedish standards), Tidaholm, and of course stopped at one of the several(!) pizzerias in town for an early...

23. People |

Happy days! Today I bumped into two people with whom I had a chat. I had decided to walk only half a day today, because I have a longer day with a lot of tarmac and gravel road ahead of me. Tomorrow I will start my detour to my cousin’s house. Today I walked in...

22. Gratitude |

When I woke up this morning I just had an overwhelming feeling of gratitude. Just the view when I opened my eyes. The hot morning coffee. I thought I just have so much. In a way, I feel incredibly rich. I have my health. God knows I don’t take that for granted....

21. Hiking trails |

It was a cold night. There were ice crystals on my tent in the morning. But I was very warm in my sleeping bag. And it’s so nice to have something warm to drink on such a cold morning, instead of having to drink ice cold water. I’m so happy again to have...

20. Timing |

I had a wonderful afternoon and evening. It was a marvellous shelter in the most beautiful surroundings. There was a cold wind blowing and eventually it started to rain as promised and I had a great time being warm and dry in the shelter. Today I was walking on to...