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#throwback \u2013 13 June 2024<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Relieved that things ended well yesterday, I let out an antisocially loud yawn as I wake up.
Suddenly, a woman is standing next to my bed. She asks if I\u2019m okay\u2014apparently I arrived very late last night. Turns out her tent was pitched barely 20 metres behind the hut, hidden behind a rock\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I\u2019m mortified\u2014by my exaggerated yawning and the loud self-coaching I did during the night. She must have heard it. She did. But it also reassured her. At least she knew it was a decent human arriving.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She\u2019s a striking figure, with red hair and tattoos. I\u2019m impressed by her story: despite physical limitations, she heads out to do what she can do, rather than sulking at home. Often she walks no more than 5 km a day, but she\u2019s out in nature, truly enjoying it\u2014and you can see it!
We agree to stay in touch. These are the encounters that matter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Grateful for my excellent health, I continue walking.
Not long after, to my surprise, I end up right back where I wasn\u2019t allowed to camp yesterday. I\u2019ve taken a wrong turn, and this route was much shorter. Yesterday\u2019s ordeal wasn\u2019t necessary at all\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When I take a break, I spot a sawn-off tree stump surrounded by pine needles. A perfect seat.
Then suddenly\u2014ants! A whole column of them is marching into my rain trousers. I sat down on an anthill!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

They\u2019re big red ants. I tell myself to stay calm\u2014if I panic and start slapping, they\u2019ll definitely bite. I carefully take off my trousers and remove the ants. I should\u2019ve known\u2014a pile of pine needles is often a nest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After walking barely 9 km, I come across a hut and decide to stay the night. After last night\u2019s little adventure, I think that\u2019s fair. The sun is shining now and it\u2019s lovely here.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I sit on a rock doing nothing at all\u2014and that\u2019s everything.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

By 7:30 p.m. I\u2019m so tired I just go to sleep. Risking waking up at the crack of dawn\u2014but so be it.
Instead, I wake after just 90 minutes. Then, at 10:30 p.m., I drift off again\u2014this time until morning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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