TS Day 94

Mosjön shelter - Alebacken shelter

Via Ramundeboda

Monday 11 October 2021

Today I actually woke up fairly early, but it was very cozy in my sleeping bag, and surfing on my phone was nice, so I didn't get up and get going until really late.

Today was the second day in a row now with sunshine, and one of very few days since Grövelsjön where I got to see the sun! So I was really happy.

Fairly early on today's walk I came to Ramundeboda, where I did some touristing around the ruins of the monastery there. I also met a couple that had a fika break there, but we only exchanged a few words.

A couple of km later, I took off my rain gear and only walked in shorts and my thin long-sleeved wool shirt - and it wasn't cold!

The day and the kms progressed slowly, and I used my phone a lot while walking.

The terrain here was dry and easy to walk on though so I was really happy about that.

At Kråksjön I took another break to find a geocache. It seemed like such a nice place! While sitting there, an aircraft flew by just above the trees! It was so close.

The terrain from Kråksjön and onwards to Gråmon was lovely. In Gråmon I took another geocache-break, but I also took a toilet break and put on the rain gear again since it was starting to get colder. I also prepped with my headlamp and reflective straps across my chest, since I wasn't going to reach the shelter I wanted to before sunset, and I was going to walk along roads, even if they were just dirt roads.

And it was good that I did, because one car and one truck passed me that evening.

The shelter I reached seemed nice and clean, which was appreciated. And a high roof which I like too, for my arachnophobia 😅 I don't know why, but maybe because the spiders are often in the roof, and it feels better if they're further away.

Now to the "funny" part of the day. I was going to stay awake for a bit to see if I could get to see some northern lights. So around 8 PM I prepared my dinner (a freeze-dried meal), crawled into my sleeping bag and hugged my dinner inside my sleeping bag to keep warm.

And next thing I know, when I look at my watch, it's just minutes before 11 PM. I blink in confusion - I must have fallen asleep for 2-3 hours! Luckily, the food was still warm so I quickly ate it. Then I checked Facebook to read about the northern lights again. Just to find out that I had missed it... People in Stockholm, Gotland and Norrköping had seen it, around 9:30 and 10 PM. So when I was asleep... I don't know what it is! I always miss it, no matter the circumstances! I'm doubting I'll ever get to see it...

A while later, I decided to put my socks and shoes on to walk away to pee before going to bed... Just to find two of these long-legged spiders sitting on my things! One just beside the socks I was going to put on. I tried not to panic, as I squashed them with the back of the pot lid, then cleaned the mess with some paper. I watched the spiders' legs twitch for a really long time, which sent shivers down my spine.

I wish I could just get rid of this illogical fear!

Finally, really, REALLY late in the night (or rather, morning), I decided to put away my phone to try to sleep for a few hours.

Today's:

Distance: 31.9 km

Start time: 10:21

End time: 19:26

Ascent: 345 m

Descent: 291 m

Totals (from Grövelsjön)

Distance: 668.6 km

Ascent: 9,536 m

Descent: 10,184 m

Tent nights: 8

Shelter nights: 5

Ice cream eaten: 12

Snickers eaten: 23

Totals (from Treriksröset)

Distance: 2,100.8 km

Ascent: 42,663 m

Descent: 42,758 m

Tent nights: 50/94

Snickers eaten: 66

Ice cream eaten: 35