Day 11 St. Olav’s, July 26th, 11km, Anviken > Hållstasjön Around 7 am, I woke up sweating and fought my way out of my sleeping bag. The morning sun hit the tent with a midday …
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St. Olav’s: The Longest Day
Day 10 St. Olav’s, July 25th, 25km, Mälgsand > Anviken Hungover hiking We woke up the next morning with aching heads, wondering how we were going to manage a full day of hiking. Our generous …
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Day 8 St Olav’s, July 23rd, 16km, Lake Stor-Harrsjön > Bräcke Today’s walk was shorter after the long distance we covered the day before. It was a nice walk, and we spotted a sign from …
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Day 6 St. Olav’s, July 21st, 24km, Rombäck > Borgsjö On our walk from Rombäck to Borgsjo, we walked through fields overflowing with wildflowers. It’s beautiful, and I am surprised to see so many flowers …
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Day 3 St. Olav’s, July 18th, 13K, Nedansjö > Stöde After a great night’s sleep, we woke up, and while Andy cooked breakfast, I started packing up the sleeping gear. Camp breakfast consisted of …
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A New Symbol Day 1 St. Olav’s, July 16th, 24km, Sundsvall > Matfors We cooked a breakfast of eggs, toast, and coffee, then hard-boiled some eggs for snacking on the trail later. Then we packed …
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A New Way At the bus station in Stockholm, I waited with our packs while Andy searched for some fast food to take on the long bus ride. Contrary to what many foreigners think …
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