At Høgkorsplassen

It rained overnight and showed every sign that it was going to continue to do so during the morning. I repacked my bag so that my wet weather gear was readily accessible. Within a kilometre, I have both my jacket and rain pants on, and they stayed on for the rest of the morning.

Getting here was a pretty challenging climb. After morning tea and a bit of shopping, the first seven kilometres was a continuous uphill slog. The slope might have varied, but only between steep and steeper. Along the way, I was passed by a couple of Dutch cyclists, and I was joined at the end by a dutch woman walking for about 10 days

The wildlife sighting for today was a red squirrel climbing up the side of a barn right next to the road. There was normally plenty of birdsong, but I noticed today that it was more prevalent once past Farmland and into the forest areas.Read more