Last night, at supper, one of the residents at the centre sat down at my table and, on finding out I was British, asked if I wanted to talk about football or politics! I know nothing about football and was rather hoping to get away from the divisive political environment at home. Luckily I had a Team meeting I needed to attend so was able to escape relatively quickly!
Today has been a very leisurely day. A late start and a short distance meant I could take it nice and easy. I stopped frequently to admire the views. The climb up the side of the valley meant that every corner provided a new view. I thought back to the days of cameras that used film. I’d probably have packed a couple of 36 exposure films for the entire trip, and when I’d eventually got them developed I’d have forgotten where some of them were taken.
I got to my finish point for the day, Olasvehaugen jury outside Brøttum, soon after 11am. The owner was there to show me around. Last year he only had one English person stay, this year he has had four already. I think it must the because of the article in The Times.
I had my pick of the 4 available beds in the two room cabin. It is very rustic. There is an outdoor toilet at a distance far enough from my bed to make me seriously consider limiting all liquid intake from now on, and an outdoor shower that I am nowhere near European/Scandi enough to use! The views however from the shower would be awesome!
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| Outdoor shower |
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| View from outdoor shower |
Once I’d taken off my pack I walked the 3.5k down to Brottum. It is amazing how much difference not having 10kg on your back makes. I wanted to buy some stamps and post some postcards and, as I’m hoping to wake up and leave fairly early tomorrow, I didn’t want to risk the shop not being open. I also took the opportunity to pop to the church to get a stamp for my passport before returning back up the hill ready to spend the afternoon reading a book!
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