When you drink a lot of tea in the evening and then wake up in the middle of the night and know that you have to leave not only the warm sleeping bag but also the halfway warm hut, it is anything but pleasant. It gets better when you look out of the tiny window […]
After the exhausting hike yesterday we slowly start into the day, whereas Heidi and Markus unfold clearly more activity. We wake up halfway as they heat up the Swedish stove. While we are still snuggling up in our sleeping bags, Heidi is already grabbing the yoga mat, Markus his Nikon and they are gone. We […]
At 6:20 the alarm clock rings. Since we have a long hike ahead of us today, we need to start early. The breakfast buffet offers a lot of choice, but we are not allowed to eat too much, after all we have to move again right away. On the way back to the hut we […]
Day 2: Nikkaluokta – Kebnekaise Fjällstation
Tour start in best mood and in best weather
by Markus
We can hardly wait for the start anymore, that explains the atypically early alarm clock at 7 o’clock and the fact that we are the second at the very rich breakfast buffet shortly afterwards. We enjoy the breakfast, knowing that the next days we have to cut down on culinary delights. After breakfast we clean […]
Day 1: From Lichtenwörth to Nikkaluokta
Lichtenwörth – Schwechat – Stockholm – Kiruna – Nikkaluokta
by Elisabeth
Finally Sweden again 🙂 A departure on Monday has the clear advantage that we can pack comfortably at the weekend. The alarm clock at 3:30 a.m. is nevertheless very early. After preparing a small breakfast for the airport, Sissy and Karl take us to the airport at 4.15 – many thanks for the always reliable […]
Sweden 2017: Prologue and route through the Kebnekaise Fjäll
The Fjäll in its autumn coat
by Markus
Last year the Kungsleden was our late entry into the world of trekking – the tour was great and hardly back home we thought about what we could do next year. You can find last year’s almost three-week tour here. The choice for this year’s main holiday was Iceland – read here – but the […]