Tuesday, 25 May 2010

Weekend trip along the coast of Bjäre

Took an early afternoon train from Gothenburg to Ängelholm. Only two hours away and a train every second hour.
Went to Ängelholm at abt 16:00 hours. My plan was to get a bus north to Torekov and there catch the path of Skåneleden. But it was a lovely and warm afternoon, so I entered the trail near the the station instead. First part on bicycle paths or roads close to the water. Not a cloud. Blue sea and flowers everywhere. And its still to early of the season to be crowded. Some hours later I went to Torekov and there followed the trail. From here mostly on fields close to the water.
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Reached the camp in the evening.
Pitched my Lunar Solo with view of the sea. Cant be better!
Easly found enough small twigs for dinner at the DX. Had a cup of tea and enjoyed the life.
Next morning northbound along the trail of Skåneleden. Easy to walk and a lot to see. Flowers, threes and birds. Pretty cottages along the trail.



My plan included lunch at restaurant in Torekov followed by a big ice cream.
At the same time as I entered the trail again the was heavy fog coming in from the sea. So the afternoon was a strange walk. Wasn't able to see moore than approx hundred meters. Mostly I could se the beach and a small strip of the sea. No houses, nothing ahead...


Arrived to the cliffs of Hovs hallar. Been here before. Knew how beautiful the view are. But nonthing. Found a stealthy spot to pitch the tent when it was nearly dark.
Sunday morning the fog was gone. Spent some hours there. Breakfast on the rocks close to the water, walking around.


From here the trail leaving the coastline and you are walking in very beautiful surroundings. Forrests and fields, small farms and streams. And everywhere tousands of flowers.
Ended my trip in the village of Båstad, where I took the train back home.
Not so much of wilderness and adventures this weekend. Three days of enjoying the spring and all the beautiful flowers and conserts of birdsong. Probably back next year at the same time.

Thursday, 20 May 2010

Preparing for weekend trip

5,6 kg without food, fuel and water. Thats ok.


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Monday, 17 May 2010

Evernew Ti DX notes from my first test

As you already have read here I bought the stove today.
Didn't thought that this kind of equipment should be found in my local outdoor equipment shop.
Vent to the forest not far from my house. Twenty years ago the military moved from this area. So there are lot of fields and small forest here. Perfect for a walk after work. And for testing things like this stove :-)



First I used the alcohol burner. Nice and easy. Abt 6 min later the water was boiling. A "Real-meal" for dinner. Meanwhile I picked som small twigs. Took a few minutes.


Time for test with wood. With dry twigs there where heat almost as fast as with alcohol. First three minutes heavy smoke and after thet almost no smoke at all.


I am very satisfied with my new stove. And as you can see, its fits easaly in my pot.

Second test-Wood




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First test





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Evernew Ti DX


Got it!




Bought in after lunch. Maybe there will be time for a test in the afternoon.

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Sunday, 16 May 2010

Sauna and bacon weekend

Two days with some
friends in Juhas cottage 120 km north of Gothenburg. The wheather kept us from outdoor activities. Sauna and bath in the nearby stream. And in the afternoon we did some serious cooking. A dinner with only meet and cheese.


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Wednesday, 12 May 2010

Long weekend

Tomorrow its bank holiday in Sweden. And I'm taking one day of from work on friday. But no time for any longer trip.
Will prepare for our further removal, and then watch some basket. My some will play in a nearby game. Long time since I saw him play.
Going north on saturday for two days with a couple of friends. Barbeque, sauna and maybe some work at the owners house.
Next weekend southbound for Skåne. Will follow the footsteps of Nielsenbrown (http://www.nielsenbrownoutdoors.com/2010/04/bivy-night.html)at the trail "Skåneleden". Will be out from friday to sunday. Start at Vejbystrand and stop at Båstad railway station. Will follow the weather forecast and the decide if I will use the Lunar Solo or tarp.

Monday, 10 May 2010

New shoes

Have tried to find a shop in my area selling the Inov-8 shoes. Wasn't easy. Visited some shops in Stockholm as well, but no result. Didn't dare to buy them on the web. Always tricky for me to get shoes because of both size and shape.
Have been locking for a light shoe in GTX for comming trips.
Finaly my choise was Salomon XA PRO ULTRA GTX.



Not easy to find them in size 13, but my favorite shop, Femmans Sport in Gothenburg had them.

Last week I have tested the shoes in both rough and wet forrest as well as on hard road. Very satisfied. Will use them for daily walks until next weekend trip.

Sunday, 9 May 2010

Sunday daytrip

We use to visit the stream "Säveån" in beginning of May. Its a lovely area and in this period there are millions of flowers near the stream.
Some threes had marks from beavers. Its fantastic to see what thoose small animals can do.