Day 21; Medstugusjön Lake - 10 km east of Sul, 18 km approx.
Soaked my ankle in the ice-cold lake yesterday evening, rested, flexed, and took some painkillers and in the morning the ankle felt almost ok. So I decided to at least walk a short distance.
However, I made good progress in the cool weather and reached the first shelter at 11 am. I didn't want to stop that early so I ate lunch and continued towards Norway. Around 12:30 pm I reached the Swedish-Norwegian border. It took me exactly 3 weeks to walk across Sweden and reach the Norwegian border. There were some day hikers eating their lunch at the border marker and they took my picture.
Immediately after continuing into Norway, the scenery changed. Almost all trees were gone and mountains or fells rose around reaching between 500 to 800 meters in height. I reached the top of one fell at 650 meters. It was also much colder. Had to get my gloves and winter jacket when I stopped for a break. I've carried them for three weeks without using them. At least they came in use now.
I finally stopped at the second shelter which has a nice stream going through an old bridge. The scenery is nice. In the evening I climbed to a nearby hill to get a better view. Also while filtering water for the morning I came close to a fox which didn't notice me until it got close and then it hurried away.
Jun 1–2, 2024 in Norway ⋅ ☁️ 15 °C