(37.5 km, total 897 km, 12h 5m, 0715 to 1920) Once again I had a restless sleep in a hut but it was worth it for the lovely company last night. The trail continued on the road for a few hundred meters then onto a vehicle track and finally onto single trail climbing steeply upContinue Reading “Day 35 – 24 Jul, Sitashytta Hut to Skuogejavre Lake”
(32 km, total 859.5 km, 9h 10m, 0730 to 1640) Today started really bad and finished really good. As the porridge had not tasted nice yesterday I decided to boil some water this morning to try and have the porridge cook that way. I had just finished boiling the water and was doing something insideContinue Reading “Day 34 – 23 Jul, Gautelisvatnet Lake to Sitashytta Hut”
(36.5 km, total 827.5 km, 12h 5m, 0740 to 1945) I slept well, probably the best sleep in my tent so far. I had left one of my tent flaps open and when I woke up I looked outside and saw white. There was a heavy mist with visibility at around 20 meters. I hadContinue Reading “Day 33 – 22 Jul, Oallajohka to N of Gautelisvatnet Lake”
(26.5 km, total 791 km, 6h 55, 1200 to 1855) I woke early but enjoyed going back to sleep a little longer. I made the most of the excellent hotel breakfast having three courses as well as lots of fruit juice and a coffee. My stomach was so full heading back to my room. IContinue Reading “Day 32 – 21 Jul, Riksgransen to Oallajohka”
Today was a rest day. Breakfast was included with the room and was much better than I expected. After breakfast I went to a different supermarket to get the last things I need then back to the hotel. I did some repair work on my shoes sewing the rubber at the front back to theContinue Reading “Day 31 – 20 Jul, Narvik (0km)”
(19.5 km, total 764.5 km, 5h, 0550 to 1050) Last night at around 0200 I started hearing this really weird noise. It was sort of a barking/screeching noise and really loud. The last hut I stopped at had an entry talking about Lynx in the area and I think that is what is making theContinue Reading “Day 30 – 19 Jul, Track above Lake Bekajavri to Riksgransen and then Narvik by train”
(36.5 km, total 745 km, 10h 25, 0720 to 1745) Once again the sun streaming into my tent woke me but I snoozed until my alarm went off. I was quickly packed and headed back to the gravel road and straight into a climb. The road turned a corner and from my map I wasContinue Reading “Day 29 – 18 Jul, 2km south of Altevasshhytta Hut to Track aboove Lake Bekajavri”
(37 km, total 708.5 671.5 km, 10h 50, 0650 to 1740) The sun was streaming into my tent turning it into a sauna so I could not stay there any longer and got up early. I was on the trail by 0650 and feeling good, despite the long day yesterday. The trail continued to windContinue Reading “Day 28 – 17 Jul, N foot of Blafjellet Vuomavrri to 2km south of Altevasshhytta Hut”
(39.5 km, total 671.5 km, 11h, 0720 to 1820) I did not sleep well in the hut. People were in bed within 30 minutes of me and there was no snoring but it was hot. I think I also don’t like sleeping on a cloth mattress that hundreds of other hikers have. In the NZContinue Reading “Day 27 – 16 Jul, Daertahytta Hut to N foot of Blafjellet Vuomavrri”
(36 km, total 632 km, 9h 30, 0730 to 1700) Today I didn’t want to get up when my alarm went off so snoozed a bit longer. I was really quick with my morning routine and was on my way within 45 minutes of waking. It was a misty morning and this did not startContinue Reading “Day 26 – 15 Jul, Bridge near Paltsastugan Hut to Daertahytta Hut”
