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#throwback – June 7, 2024<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As so often, I want to set off early\u2014but once again, that turns out to be a lost cause. Eventually, though, this diesel engine starts rolling. The route is more difficult than ever and at the same time absolutely stunning. All kinds of vegetation line the steeply ascending and descending rocky path.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For the first time, I have to carry my hiking trailer on my back. Not a problem, since it has shoulder straps too\u2014you can wear the Wheelie<\/a> like a backpack. It\u2019s heavy, because you\u2019re lifting the weight of the cart itself as well, but it goes surprisingly well. Slowly, step by step. Luckily, I\u2019m almost due for a supermarket run, so the cart isn\u2019t top-heavy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I feel like a hero when I reach the top and reward myself with coffee and a sandwich. The view is, once again, breathtaking\u2014and there\u2019s even a comfortable picnic table. Going downhill is easier, but far from fast. No worries, I don\u2019t have to be back home for another ten months and three weeks. So: no rush. It goes how it goes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Knowing the terrain will stay challenging, I hold back at the supermarket in Krokek.<\/a> Today\u2019s dinner: kebab skewers with a mix of vegetables and potatoes\u2014labeled \u201cAndalusian style.\u201d I lived in Andalusia for years and never had anything like it, but hey, it tastes good. Vegetables are fairly expensive in Sweden, so I often buy frozen ones\u2014much more affordable, and you usually get a nice mix for variety. A solid solution.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Today\u2019s kitchen is set among marble. I\u2019m in Marmorbruket, a region famous for its marble since 1673.<\/a> The steps of the Royal Palace in Stockholm are made from it, as well as parts of the Paris Opera House and Harrods in London. I feel honoured to be part of that list.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And it doesn\u2019t stop there. A bit off the trail, I find a breathtaking campsite by a lake. When the birds go to sleep, it becomes so quiet I briefly wonder if I\u2019ve gone deaf. The water is perfectly still, not a breeze in the air, and the silence is deafening. Gulp. It truly doesn\u2019t get more beautiful than this.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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