Day 53: Tuesday 8 August 2023

Krutvasshytta-Tverrelvnes

Another morning where we started super early because we wanted to get somewhere early. Before leaving, we had breakfast inside.

The path was nice with planks in the wet spots. Lukas was really tired but it felt good being outside. After a while we got a little grumpy at each other, so we sat down at a bridge and talked it through.

The weather was okay this morning, and it wasn't until we were up at the mountain that we got quite strong winds, and a few rain drops. We didn't take many breaks because we wanted to arrive at Tverrelvnes. Luckily the terrain was really easy. As we got closer to Tverrelvnes we even got some sun!

We came down in the forest and out on a field and saw the beautiful farm. We went to the front door and knocked.

When we arrived there we knew that the beds they normally rent out were already taken, but still they arranged so we could sleep in the building where they had their sauna. They also let us borrow their shower, and then we were driven by Gunder to Hattfjelldal. There we bought food, snacks and ice cream, but we also bought salad, tomato, sour cream and ready-to-eat chicken so we could have that for dinner. We also went to the museum there, because that's where they had the ATM so we could withdraw some cash to pay the room and pay for the ride to Hattfjelldal to Gunder. Before leaving we talked to the woman working there for some time, she was really nice and curious about our hike as she was interested in doing something similar.

In the evening we were invited over to Gunder and his wife again to eat some "Norge på langs boller" (bread) and have coffee with them. Sooo nice! That evening, we talked together for a long time.

Today we also found out that we unfortunately missed a NPL hiker the day before in the rain, as we took shelter in the toilet/woodshed. That's too bad!

After that, late in the evening, we did very little and ate some chicken with salad that we had bought. Then it was time to sleep, and Lukas tried his best to fit in the bed that was no longer than 160cm 😂

Today's

Distance: 22.56 km

Start time: 05:42

End time: 12:25

Ascent: 704 m

Descent: 751 m

Tent nights: 37/54