Alla inlägg under juli 2013
Once again we're in a place with really bad internet connection. The town is called Östersund and are located by a large lake where a large monster lives. Mom has heard this story as long as she lived, but as far as we know, nobody has ever seen it. Still makes for great PR for the town. There was a festival in this town too,........................ Town was decorated with plenty of little monsters all over the place.
There was the usual festival stuff...................but we weren't really in the mood to stick around on the crowded city streets, so we took quick walk around before we continued to Moms Aunt 10 km outside town
We left town and parked Adrienne right by Aunt Ruths terrace and we are getting lessons in a way to make mittens using a very complicated needlework .
we’re off the mountain and heading south to Moms aunt in Östersund. We have been driving close to the Norwegian border and experienced gorgeous nature.
this is a Swedish Norweigan house..............it was formerly a way station for the moutain farmers trading trips to Norway. It used to be a winter road for horse-drawn sleighs going to the markets in Norway. It's now a hiking trail, but that's too much and too far for my short legs...............HA good excuse for Mom I say......................
We're on top of the wooooooorrlld
the road we have been driving is called the Wilderness road,it's 500km of pristine wilderness that goes through alpine forests and above the treeline. The air is clear, the silence is deafening, and the water is very cold and of course drinkable, just scoop up in a mug.
I would have loved one of these.....................and how do you plan to operate it on four paws says Mom ?
details details, I know a guy in Vansbro that can fix little details like that ........
we spent the night in a town called Strömsund, there was a giant moose .............totally harmlesss
a huge fountain under the bridge
The mountain hiking in Adrienne is now over, we're heading to the city..............don't know what'll happen today, but I'll let you know tomorrow .........
wet kisses and bye for now.
we have the slowest connection again.....................mom's almost loosing it ........
We stopped at yet another relative to Mom (how many are they ?) that she haven’t seen in 45 + years. Lots of gabbing and catching up. After we had supper we continued a few more miles and set up camp.
These falls are called the step falls (loosely translated ) and there was a lot of tourists taking pictures there.
It was slow going since Mom needed to stop take pictures and take everything in. I napped a lot :-)
Dogs around here are working and meant for hunting, so they mostly live outside. They barked their heads off at me but I totally ignored them letting them know that I live in luxury inside in a warm bed.
This is all for now, Mom doesn't want to wait one more minute for another picture to upload, so ................on the road again ..................lalalaaa
see ya soon and wet kisses to all of you as usual.
we ended up staying a second night in the town of Lycksele, since we got invited to a relative of Moms. They lived outside town in a beautiful house, that made both Mom and Birgitta stare in awe.
Mom never met this family before, but they were absolutely awesome people, and it was like they've been friends forever
The fourwheeler was very tempting for Mom but I told her NO.
Dinner was amazing, fresh caught trout cooked to perfection, they ate and ate.......I got a small taste just to confirm they were right.
The entire week in this town was dedicated to cars, and there was a lot of American (and Swedish)cars all over the place.
Some motorcycles , fourwheelers and snowmobiles too.
This was Moms favorite car......................very well kept.
It’s Monday and we’re back on the road, this time Mom’s cousin Birgitta came along. Before we left we stopped at one of her puppies house, and there was this gorgeous dog named Maulo sitting in the window.
Than Birgitta helped Mom to cut and sew the ragrug she found at a gargesale to fit the floor of Adrienne. It turned out awesome, and now it's not as cold on your feet.
This time we’re heading away from the coast going inland, and for the first time we met reindeer on the road. Mom said I better get used to it, because there will be a lot more the further inland we get. You have to be careful, where ther's one there's usually more.....and they aren't very afraid of cars...........this guy was so skinny so we wondered if he really was ok..............
this is one incredible machine that a horse,cow or an ox had to walk in circles to make it work as a mill..........
the Laplanders lived in huts like this way back when they followed their herds
and food was kept in huts like this to be safe from bears and other wild life
here’s Birgitta manning the snowplow................think she forgot the horse though
Mom really liked this window ornament made from straw, bet she’ll try to copy it next Christmas
Me and Mom are on our own again, we dropped Lotta off at her house and kept going a few miles to a small campground close to Kista. I got my favorite seat back, but it's quiet, and Mom lost her personal chef.
On our way south we stopped at an old royal castle from the 1700........The lawn was my favorite, I could run forever..........
Swedes sure are modern, here's a diaper changing room for Dads ?
The stables was remade into a restaurant.................wonder if they served meatballs ? these are real fancy stalls, so I'm sure the meatballs were special too..........
Mom loves flowers, maybe she misses her garden at home a little.......
This was a very typical view from the car window on our drive from the north................
We spent one night at a campground in Stockholm, and 2 of Lottas puppies came to visit........This was a very crowded campground..........so we quickly left the big city without any sightseeing.
Next stop was a few miles south of Lottas hometown, to a bed and breakfast that had entertainment and good food. Owners were Lottas friends so we parked there for one night, leaning so bad Lotta almost fell out of bed............
owner of this place is very talented and had several gorgeous pieces he carved from wood............too expensive for Mom though.
This was Moms favorite, but too big too fit on the wall in Adreinne.
Blankaholm bed&breakfast sure is located in a nice area, quiet peaceful, and lots of gardens.................
Lotta went for a short refreshing swim, Mom dipped a toe and said NOWAY.............
We are staying here at Horn campsite for a second night, and Mom took care of our laundry and it's now done, and I think we're heading north tomorrow, where ?? I don''t think Mom knows yet either ...............
hope it's somewhere fun
wet kisses
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