A walk with the dog

Evening stroll with the dog

After two hectical weeks at work it was a great pleasure to have a free evening.
A coffe in the sun first. And then a hours stroll with the dog. There is a lake about 100 meters away, so we went there. Had a chat with a man about fishing in the lake. Have to spend an evening wit the rod.

Misty sunday

Typical...
The saturday was wonderful. Sunny and rather warm close to the house. Had a cup o coffea and watch the signs of spring before I went to work. Didn't have time for a walk.
Today, its misty and cold. And I having a day without work. Hmm...

Working hard to get the company workshop ready. Must move next week. And its a lot of things, tools and machines.

When the workshop is ready it will be great opportunities for MYOG projects.

Time to plan for spring trips

Have been at home for some days because of a cold. Boring!
Spent a lot of time at the internet, reading trip reports and abt DIY-projects.
Today its clear weather and abt -3 degrees. Perfect for outdoor activities.
But I have to save my energy for tonigths work. Its the last day of the Boat Fair in Gothenburg. And when it close me and my team have to take away our clients stand. Hard work for to after midnigth.

Have som deas for trips this spring:
I did a trip at Kinnekulle ths autumn. I want to see the same area with all the spring flowers. Best time for that mid May.

Repeat of my trip 2009 at Skåneleden from Vejbystrand to Båstad. Probably end of May.

Will also du some daytrips south of Gothenburg.

MYOG-plans:
Need to have a pillow on my trips. Last trip I had no bulky clothes to use. Will try a simple Bag-in-box" solution.

A new lid for my pot. Saw an interesting one of silicone on a website.

Trousers. Have some ideas.

Weekend trip

Ready to go. Waiting for my friends to pick me up.
Then one hours drive north of Gothenburg to the deep forrest of Svartedalen ("Black valley").
Lots of small and clear lakes. The water is drinkable. Good!
UL euqipment but a bit heavier food. We will have delicious meals morning, lunch and dinner.
Brought the Lunar Solo, but its possible we sleep in the shelters along the trail.
The plan is to walk a few kilometers tonigth and the set up the camp. Tomorrow longer walk in national park. On sunday maximum 10 km back to the car. Probably time for an espresso at Bar Centro on the way home.
Report will follow.

Kinnekulle-leden II

The Lunar Solo pitched in a different way :-)
Prepairing some breakfast at the Evernew stove.
Limestone wall

Kinnekulle-leden

Last weekend I walked the trail around the hill "Kinnekulle". I was lucky with very good weather, the last days of summer. The night before it was below zero in the area.
The trail is 46 km long, and with a few extensions by me I walked about 50 km. I will recommend the trail for a two day trip. There are several shelters along the trail, but I didn't use them.
I used my Golite Jam 2 and without food and water I calculated the weight to approx 5 kilos. Added to that approx 3 kilos for eating and drinking. There where a few places to fill water, so I brought a couple of PET-bottles.
The Evernew stove was great. Did only use it with alcohol. Tried it before several times in wood burning mode. Very satisfied with both kind of fuel. Next trip I will use most wood and then Esbit as backup and in stealth mode.

View from the top of Kinnekulle. The lake Vänern in distance.

Only a very thin layer of soil over the limestone.