Starting to cross the Dovrefjell

I knew today was going to have a tough start, but I didn't count on getting a little bit lost within the first kilometre or so. That didn't help my mood one bit. That said, the day improved, and while it was a long, fairly arduous walk, I felt pretty happy at the end of it when I got here to Fokstugu.

The climb out of the Valley takes about three and a half kilometres, and there was about 350 meters of elevation gain at the same time. There's probably another 250 meters of elevation gain across the rest of the day.

While it's threatened rain, it never actually got around to seriously doing so. I put on my rein gear anyhow because there was a pretty chill wind coming across the top of the mountains. It was only about an hour or so from reaching my destination that I felt comfortable just wearing a fleece to keep warm.

Much of the latter part of the book was across a marshland where it was hard to determine where to put one's feet without getting them soaking wet. The waterproofing in my boots is working remarkably well, and my feet were pretty dry when I got here. I was so pleased about that.

This place has a chapel, and during the pilgrim season, arranges for church service in the evening and mornings to be delivered by some visiting priest. Tonight, the celebrant is going to be the Bishop of Nidoros. I will go over there shortly to attend.Read more