Today started with breakfast. A proper breakfast with proper coffee! Opposite my lodgings for last night there was an excellent bakery that opened at 8am. The forecast said it was going to rain until 8am so breakfast seemed sensible.
We didn’t totally escape the rain, but after an hour and a half the clouds cleared and a sunny but cool day followed.
My route today started with an uphill stretch on residential streets to get out of Oppdal, a town of around 7,500 residents served by three huge supermarkets, a shopping mall, four sports shops and two yarn stores. After that there were some pretty pathways where sheep and the occasional runner were to be found along the way.
The late start gave me a whole different perspective on the day. Especially as it was a relatively short distance. Stopping at picnic benches seemed like a good idea. At lunch the picnic bench was sheltered from the wind and in the sunshine. I lay back and watched the clouds.
A lot of today was spent on a gravel road. It had the potential to be quite monotonous, but after a few days of challenging walking it felt like a reward to have a gently undulating path. A chance encounter with Monica who I hadn’t seen for a couple of weeks, was lovely. I must contact her because she has a recommendation for an all you can eat sushi place in Trondheim.
Tonight I am at Langklopp Mountain Farm with two other pilgrims, Brenda from Ireland and Jasper from The Netherlands. Dinner is included, and is being cooked as I type. It smells delicious and I am hungry!
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