Norrbottens län

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Chapter 13: A Trip to Sweden

The last light of dawn on the Lofoten Islands. On the mountain pass over the Scandinavian Mountains to Sweden, it was freezing -32°C. The Abisko National Park...

Day 19: Bus, Train, Bus, Bus

The morning started just like the previous evening ended - gray and cloudy, but in good spirits. For breakfast, we went to the restaurant in the holiday home complex, where, in...

Jokkmokk, 30.7.2017

As is customary, today we conjured up a proper Sunday breakfast from toast, eggs, and bacon. To be honest, we only had it because we were given the expensive eggs from Coop with...

Chapter 14: Underground in Kiruna

The city of Kiruna in Swedish Lapland does not offer many attractions above ground. The historic church is one of them. The constant low temperatures create impressive ice...

updated: Pieljekaise National Park - Lapland: where Santa Claus lives

We continued to Swedish Lapland - the mountains were getting higher and the temperatures were dropping.

updated: Storforsen - wild nature

We had quite a few rainy days behind us and therefore steadily made our way along the East Swedish coast towards the north. From Umea we went to Pitea, where there wasn't much to...

04/08/2017 Day 14

Kiruna (S)-Jukkasjärvi (S) Distance 44km Travel time 40 minutes Fitness challenge push-ups 300 Weather, rain & sun alternating, 15-20C The alarm clock rang at 8:00 am. Today...

01/08/2017 Day 11

Bjurholm(S)- Luleå(S) Distance 310km Travel duration 5 hours Fitness challenge push-ups 240 Weather, rain, 12-15C After Sandra got a little overheated during her morning run and...

03.08.2017 Day 13 Luleå(S) - Kiruna(S)

Distance 341km Travel duration 5 hours 15 minutes Fitness challenge push-ups 300 Weather, rain, 15-20C The rest day served us well, full of energy we sat in the car at 12:15 pm...

02.08.2017 Day 12 Luleå(S)

REST DAY Fitness Challenge Push-ups 500 Weather: Sunny, slightly cloudy, 22C Since we are doing well with time, the campsite in Luleå is very nice, and the weather forecast for...