Thursday July 30th 2015. Kilpishärvi 20 km

All mountains are clouded. So am I. Wet. On a picture one can’t see the wind. Traditional samen dwelling with wilderness man in front of it. Waiting for the boat to Kilpisjärvi in Finland, together with 3 Swedish people and a Finnish family. Lighting the stove to dry all our cloths during lunch. Every time 

Wednesday July 29th 2015 Pältsahytta 19 km

 Old time Sami shelter Cloudy and windy but dry. Twelve degrees C., day and night. When I want to leave, long-haired Morritz comes out of the other cabin to say goodbye and to wish Gute Reise. Very nice. I’m leaving for my last cabin of this part of the trip, the Pāltsahytte. Therefore I pass the Norwegian-Swedish 

Tuesday July 28th 2015. Rostastugan 18 km.

   Landscape impressions The German Morris, who had met Jan and who came to say hello. Rosta stugan As bad as the weather was yesterday, so beautiful it is today. When I got up this morning I once more lit the stove,  to dry the last nits of moisture. Therefore a late start. But, today 

Monday July 27th 2015. Daerta cabin 25 km.

Weather is not too good today How to cross this while keeping my feet dry?  Together with Max and Anja in the dogs department of Daertahytte. Drying cloths above the stove. Part of Daertahytte.  The mountains that I will have to climb are invisible by the low clouds On the picture one doesn’t see the 

Sunday July 26th 2015. Dividalstugan 18 km.

  On the way to Dividalstugan Tosca happy with another trophee Some bridges or actually all are a little hazardous, also for Tosca. These pending bridges pendle. A rendeer paw. While walking Tosca completely devours it. A ground owl followed us a while, before resting in a tree. Skeletons hither and thither. There is that 

Saturday July 25th 2015. Vuoma cabin 17-20 km. depending on the guide

  Snow field. Tosca happy Stone fields. For Tosca no problem. For me it means carefully and slowly walking. For a horse impossible. Yesterday Gäskastugan (stugan is cabin), Today Vuomastugan. Tomorrow Dividalstugan Selfy with Swiss Barbara Getting water from the river, way down. Mosquito bites at her throat and, as she says, also elsewhere, but 

Friday July 24th 2015. Gastastugan 12 km

      Because Swedish-looking German with Swedish name Bjorn and French looking Swede stayed up till late yesterday evening, I got up late this morning. I need my rest here. So, nevertheless I chose the short route: 12 km. to the Gaska shed. Because there was a tile in the Lappjordhut, I could as 

Thursday July 23rd 2015. Altvatten, 25 km.

While my feet are drying after crossing the river, I get a moment rest and then… …Then I meet Brend from Australia. He also wants to traverse Europe 7000 Km. from North to South. Now Brend’s turn to cross the river   Far away the Sami settlement. Doesn’t look very appealing to me Close up 

Tuesday July 21st 2015. Abisko

More planning today. Buying food for a week for dog and boss. 10 Kg. extra. The next week, all together, more than 20 kg. to carry. It does not even fit in my backpack. How should that work out? The backpack straps will torture my shoulders. Now, I also understand a little bit of those women whose 

Monday July 20th 2015. Abisko

  Today is dedicated to organizing and planning. It will not interest others, but I’m writing it down, not to forget.  The remaining 629 km. from here, Abisko, to Cape North is divided into three pieces:  1) 188 km. From Abisko to Kilpisjärvi  2) 186 km. From Kilpisjärvi to the capital of the Samen, Kautokeino  3) 355 km.