Day 16: the living forest

You don't need to worry about bugs and mosquitoes so much in Norway.... until you do.

I always really enjoy my detours through the forest; the colors, the sounds, the warmth, it's a perfect mix to the higher alpine mountain trails. But this time, the forest had a little extra surprise: bugs! Mostly just little flies, but occasionally accompanied with a swarm of mosquitoes, they followed me around for most of the afternoon. So I've been wearing my head net, looking like a fool, but at least a fool without flies in my ears and mosquitoes on my neck!
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The landscape has been beautiful, as I'm hiking on a hillside, always with a westward view of Jotunheimen national park, where I will arrive in a few days.

Now I'm eating yummy chicken stew and reading the biography of Dietrich Bonhoeffer in my tent (with 30+ mosquitoes glued to the outside of its net, waiting for "their moment" :) ).
I'm camped right by a little river with small waterfalls and rapids, enjoying the view and sounds.

Ooh and I've decided to name my backpack Charlie, the female version of Steinbeck's travel companion Charley ;-)Read more