Distance: 132km Elevation: 1.750m During the night, there where at least four thunderstorms taking place. Somehow I fell asleep nonetheless. My tent was in a little forest of Birches and I could envision the lightning hitting it anytime. Quite scary but I was too tired to be bothered. At the end nothing happened and I … Continue reading Day 6: Borlänge to Lake Trehörningen →

Distance: 149km Elevation: 1.790m One quarter of the tour to the North Cape is done. This night was the first with a good and undisturbed night sleep. What a difference! Temperature had dropped to 16 C, which was a little fresh and it was still wet. I packed up and put some money in the … Continue reading Day 5: Nora to Borlänge →

Distance: 148km Elevation: 1.150m Another long day in the office. Today I had some major motivation issues. Partially, that was because I had not slept well. As it was midsummer, everyone started partying at midnight - when I wanted to sleep. Hence I woke up late i.e. around 7am which led to a slow start. … Continue reading Day 4: Vadstena to Nora →

Distance: 128km Elevation: 1.160m This morning I experienced the Swedish Knots for the first time. Somehow, my muesli was not fully veggie anymore. I woke up early, had a swim, ate slowly and carefully, packed up and was on the road by 7:30am. The road to Jönköping and Husqvarna was still flat. I was in … Continue reading Day 3: Lovsjö to Vadstena →

Distance: 158km Elevation: 820m I got up at 5am after a good 8 hours of sleep. It never gets really dark here so a sleeping mask comes in handy. My body felt ok but I was very tired in the morning and not in a good mood. I had breakfast at a beautiful spot by … Continue reading Day 2: Markaryd to Lovsjö →