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Route: Bjursjön (Uddevalla) to Stockholm, via Göteborg We awoke to ominous clouds. Knowing bad weather was on the way added a little more urgency to packing everything up — I think it may have been the fastest we've ever disassembled a tent. Both of us slept badly and a
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Route: Trollhättan to Bjursjön (Uddevalla), via Glimmingen Waking up to a fresh hotel breakfast was lovely — a traditional Swedish breakfast buffet with eggs, rye, herring, juice shots, yogurt, cheese and some homemade items including granola and jam. A cat made its way into the dining room and it was a
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Route: Stora Hästevatten to Trollhättan (via Lilla Edet) Morning was bright and calm. We fell into our usual routine of brewing tea and eating breakfast by the lake, dusting the forest off our gear, repacking our bags etc. We began our journey back to civilisation to refuel. There hadn'
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Route: Kronsjön to Stora Hästevatten We woke up to patchy sunshine and a calm lake. Purifying water was the first job of the day because that meant we could make tea and porridge for breakfast. Both enjoyed perched on a big rock overlooking the lake. I could have sat there
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Route: Romesjöns Badplats to Kronsjön Notes: Kronsjön isn't listed on Google Maps but is on other map apps like Organic Maps (we love this one). Our day began with hot tea in the leaky shelter. The ground was still completely waterlogged and our socks were still damp, despite
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Route: Bohus to Romesjöns Badplats Our day started with a terrible hotel breakfast, in a dining room that looked like it hadn't been decorated since the 80's. And I suspect that some of the food they laid out had also been in the fridge since the
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Route: Stockholm to Bohus (Västra Götalands) via Göteborg I'm usually a little slow out of bed when my alarm goes off in the morning. One exception is when adventure lays ahead. Eight days hiking the Bohusleden trail, this time. Just before we left, Scott Googled the trail and
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One of our recent UK visitors requested nature time and Erstaviksbadet was at the top of our list. The Saltsjöbanan train line usually takes us here but Scott made the horrifying discovery that it would be closed for the rest of the year. I felt sad at the prospect of
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Our latest Gotland adventure feels like such a long time ago already (it has only been a few weeks really). We were really looking forward to disconnecting from everyday life, and started counting down the days until we set sail, as soon as we'd booked the trip! Bright
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Our first hike of the year coincided with fresh snowfall. Thick cloud cast an eerie blue-grey light and the air was bitterly cold. I don't mind going out in the cold though, it makes me feel alive and refreshed. The snow clung to every single branch and plant.
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Our last morning on the trails. Rain hammering against the tent woke us at 5:45am but we managed to get back to sleep. My bladder woke me again at 7:30 and despite trying to ignore it, I couldn't. I reluctantly clambered out of the tent and
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We survived the night before and so did the dead tree. It was a sunny morning and we unzipped the tent for a while to enjoy some cool air blowing in off the water. The family staying in the cabin had already gone by the time we surfaced; we were
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