This week I took a hike from Boxholm to Vadstena. It is 110 km / 68 miles and I walked it over three days.
In many ways a fail: I brought a hammock and thus naturally walked past perfect tenting spot after perfect tenting spot... Despite being June it was extremely cold and raining most of the time. I broke my phone on the last day. The pilgrim shelter (which is ALWAYS open) where I was supposed to sleep on the third day was locked leading to a planned walk of easy 32km turn into 48 km on that day in the rainstorm. But looking through my camera roll it was a great success. It really is a beautiful path. A lake that stretches to the horizon, forest, a mountain, gothic monastery ruins, so many berries to eat, flowers in bloom, iron age burial mounds, friendly horses, and you pass (read: stop at) an ice cream place every day. I also learned I'm able to walk 12 hours a day with my pack with little to no problems. Will consider walking this trail again in the future.
