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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St. Olav’s: When You Ask a Swede for Water, Part One
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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Onward, pilgrims! When we boarded the bus from Muxía the next morning, it was the first time in 52 days that we moved faster than walking speed. Everything felt so fast. We took the bus …
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