Finally got the chance for a shower, sunshine and free wifi. Uploaded some of Stefan’s Kebnekaise photos:
The entire Kebnekaise set is here. Before that, there is a Kluntana set, the last taken with my camera before it broke.
I’m in Oslo for a few hours. Flying [...]
In which our heroes conquer Sweden’s highest peak and get rather cold.
After a shortish train ride to Kiruna, and a damp night of camping in the rain, we wandered into the tourist information centre to see what there was to actually do in the Arctic. Turns out we were only about 100km from the base [...]
I haven’t had an internet connection for a while, so there’s a bit to catch up on. From Lulea, we took the ferry across to Kluntana. After a painful barefoot stumble across the island’s stony interior, we found ourselves on a deserted beach, facing the slow sunset over the Gulf. The beach also came equipped [...]
This far north, it’s still spring. The days are mild, the nights fresh. Everything is still in bloom.
Of course, ‘night’ doesn’t really mean much, here. Night is when we sleep, not when it gets dark. Normally, the sun is still above the horizon when I crawl into my sleeping bag, and well above it before [...]
Whilst I was writing that last entry, somebody stole my sleeping bag, Stefan’s sleeping bag, and Catrina’s mattress. With one mattress, one blanket and one sleeping bag between us, it was a long, uncomfortable, cold night. I was wearing four layers and slept in my shoes.
This is the point at which Scandinavia stops being comically [...]
Well, we finally got all of our clothes dry. Upon arrival in Copenhagen, we made a beeline for the cafe Den Nye Vej to meet Freya, a school friend of mine. After her tour of the city centre and an obligatory walk to see the Little Mermaid, we went out for a few midsummer drinks [...]