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Nearvá

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    • Day 6

      Pallasjarvi to Narva

      June 7, 2022 in Sweden ⋅ ⛅ 10 °C

      Next to the lake, we had to wake up on time to be able to catch the bus ; we couldn’t enjoy the beauty of the place we were at.

      We had to walk 5km to the bus stop that would take us to Jeris, a small village first. We could take a trekking route to Jeris but the legs weren’t there, we still decided to take the bus.

      Arriving in Jeris, we took place next to another beautiful lake to take our lunch, next to a closed hotel facility. We then took the bus to Karesuvanto wherein we took a good nap and refill some groceries on a break in Muonio.

      At Karesuvanto, we crossed the Sweden border to be in Quaresuando. The bus would be in the next morning and it was only 1pm so we decided to hitchhiking again!

      After two hours of waiting and multiple games we had in mind to kill time, a car stopped for us finally. He would take us only 10km ahead, but it was perfect.

      This wonderful person is named Lars Hendrickson « blind blind blind blind » (he said it like this, it was very funny ; he wasn’t seeing well and had strong glasses). We were amazed when we discovered he was a big reindeers breeder, he had around 10.000 reindeers ! The breeding was a family business since decades, maybe more…

      He showed us a place to put our tent in his village, but we asked if we could buy him some reindeer meat ; that was strongly recommended by other people here. He gladly accepted and took us into his house, which was a typical Swedish house that we enjoyed a lot. He was so kind he gave us two pieces of reindeer meat for free!

      Back in the camp (he drove us back there by the way, again), we’ve met some Dutch people that were going into North cap by camping car. We started fishing with no success and started a fire to cook the reindeer meat. There was a common mashed meat and an amazing smoked one that was handmade by Lars himself. Those meats were just amazing, the taste is getting close to roe deer.

      After a little bit of research of a good place to put the tents and after seeing the first fox in Sweden, we putted them not far from the bus stop that would take us the next morning to Kiruna.
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    • Day 98

      Mitten in der Lappländischen Tundra

      July 25, 2023 in Sweden ⋅ ☁️ 13 °C

      Dienstag, 9 Uhr, 10 Grad total trüb ☹️aber noch kein Regen…und kein Wind!
      Wir verlassen den Parkplatz in einer, an sich idyllischen Landschaft und fahren weiter nach Kautokeino/N wo wir in einem Tankstellen Bistro Frühstücken.
      Danach geht’s weiter durch die Hochebene nach Enontekiö/F.

      Der Ort Kautokeino mit etwa 1500 Einwohner liegt am Fluss Kautokeino. Der Fluss hat einen tiefen Einschnitt gegraben, in dem sich die wenigen Häuser in der Hauptsache in der Nähe der Brücke anordnen.
      Hier besuchen wir wieder mal eine Kirche
      Es ist eine Holzkirche von 1958 und sie ist offen. Womit wir nicht gerechnet haben, das Innere ist total bunt…schön.
      Unmittelbar um die Kirche rum befindet sich noch der ursprüngliche Friedhof mit vielen alten Eisenkreuzen.
      Die Vorgängerkirche von 1700 wurde, wie so vieles anderes, während des zweiten Weltkrieges von deutschen Besatzern niedergebrannt.

      Ab Kautokeino fahren wir auf der relativ wenig befahrenen Straße 93 nach Süden. Landschaftlich ist die Strecke unspektakulär, sogar eher langweilig, niedrige Birken, Sümpfen und Tundra. Endlos weit kann man in die Ferne schauen, der Blick findet jedoch keinen Halt, keine Erhebungen ragen aus der eintönigen Landschaft hervor. Ab und zu kommen wir in an einem Seen vorbei. Trotz der Gleichförmigkeit beeindruckt uns immer wieder die Einsamkeit, Ruhe und Weite der Landschaft.
      Kurz vor Enontekiö wird die Landschaft eher sandig mit dichten Kiefernwälder.

      12.30 Uhr fahren wir von Norwegen nach Finnland um 13.30 Uhr…🫣😅

      Enontekiö lassen wir heute aus und fahren direkt weiter nach Karesuvanto/F.
      Hier fahren wir über die Brücke und erreichen Karesuando in Schweden um 14 Uhr und damit, für uns Neuland.
      Die gut weit sichtbare Kirche zieht uns auch hier an.
      Bei soooo viel „Natur pur“ tut so eine Kirchenbesichtigung gut.😊
      Die Karesuando Holzkirche ist von 1905. 1953 wurde zur Verstärkung des Gotteshauses ein Steinfundament angebaut.
      Innen ist sie schlicht gehalten.

      Danach Cruisen wir auf unbekannten Wegen Richtung Vittangi.
      In Närvä, ein „Micro-Ort“, findet mein Schatz eine Neben-Nebenstrasse und wir landen auf einem Picknickplatz in totaler Abgeschiedenheit am See.

      Endlich…hier hat’s reife Heidelbeeren 🫐
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    • Day 1

      Arrival

      March 21, 2023 in Sweden ⋅ 🌙 -10 °C

      After ~11hrs of driving I've made it to the Airbnb. I saw 2 reindeer on my way here and got my first taste of the northern lights tonight! My hosts are very friendly and have provided lots of equipment to use on my adventures. I'm going to get some food and relax before taking a long rest, oofRead more

    • Day 3

      A beautiful day

      March 23, 2023 in Sweden ⋅ 🌙 -21 °C

      Today I took the skis out for the first time. Found a nice groomed trail that connects to this neighborhood. The sun here is different, almost white. And the blue of the sky fades to a white hew on the horizon. Such an interesting feeling being this far north. Tonight the lights were out and spanning the whole sky, mesmerizing. However it was hard to stay outside long as the temp was ~ -18F. Lots of strange noises outside when it is this cold many of which come from the trees I think.Read more

    • Day 4

      Sauna

      March 24, 2023 in Sweden ⋅ ⛅ -16 °C

      I did my work this morning and then went to get groceries at the store near the Finland border. This evening I started up the sauna for the first time. It was very intense especially when pouring water on the rocks. I took a short break from the warmth to roll around in the snow. The stars and the northern lights made me feel awe yet again.Read more

    • Day 5

      Stillness

      March 25, 2023 in Sweden ⋅ 🌙 -18 °C

      My mind has been wandering on and off all day about how I should be spending my time here. Should I be pushing my self to experience everything I can while I'm here? Or treat it more like a vacation with opportunity for adventure? I think the reason I came out here is just for the stillness, the quiet, to take a deep breath.Read more

    • Day 6

      Where 3 countries meet

      March 26, 2023 in Sweden ⋅ 🌙 -21 °C

      This morning I drove into Finland and did a long cross country trail to the point where Sweden Finland and Norway all meet. It was about 6 hours of skiing. Less peaceful since there were more people around, but I'm happy I did it. The 3 hour journey back to the car was hard since I ran out of water and it was starting to get into the negatives (F), but I made it :)Read more

    • Day 11

      Chores

      March 31, 2023 in Sweden

      Mostly did chores today. After I got ready and was heading out to the store I realized the road outside my Airbnb was completely overrun by drifts and I wouldn't be able to make it out. Thankfully Robert came by soon after and cleared a path for me. Lots of wind the last few days. Right now my clothes are hanging to dry in the sauna and I just tied a shirt.Read more

    • Day 12

      Day 1 Jhana practice

      April 1, 2023 in Sweden ⋅ ⛅ -8 °C

      I started going through rob burbeas jhana retreat lectures today. The techniques and mindset for his jhana practice is very interesting. I have just done energy body breathing today and got to some high energy states that I'm excited about!Read more

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    Nearvá, Nearva, Mertajärvi

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