We had booked a rafting trip in the Vindelälven river at noon, but when we arrived at Forsknäckarna in Ekorrsele, between Lycksele and Umeå, there had been a misunderstanding and the boats were full. We were offered our own tour at 16.00, and in the meantime we got, at no extra cost, both food and a high-altitude course. A fair deal we thought!
The journey to Lycksele went really well ... until the GPS decided to lead us onto a 6 mile long gravel road where we could not drive faster than 30 km per hour. How could she say that this was the fastest road???
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Now we are heading north in the motorhome! We have left Idre and are heading towards Vindelälven, where we will try rafting. The distance doesn't look too long on the map, but when there are narrow winding gravel roads and you have to stop for reindeer, it takes time.
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Yesterday it was time for horse riding in Idre. I have ridden a lot when I was younger, and think that riding is a fantastic way to experience nature. Peter and Billie have ridden a bit and Pontus once, but all three were positive about today's adventure! We got nice horses and got to follow the guide Mia on a wonderful trip in the forest and on the mountain.
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Last night it was time for a beaver safari in a canoe. A guide took us and a group of Dutch people to Grövelsjön. It was a bit warmer coming down from the mountain and beautiful and calm on the lake, so we had a really nice canoe trip. This is a great thing to do for a whole family, when everyone can get involved together and have some excitement about seeing some cool beavers.
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The first stop on our campervan trip around northern Sweden was the Sala silver mine, where we went 155 metres down into the mine by lift. It can't have been fun being a miner here: 12 hours of work a day in the cold and dark. But the 1.5-hour guided tour was very interesting!
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Now we are in Limhamn with the motorhome. Finally we are on our way to Poland! Peter worked a few hours this morning and then we had to refuel, eat and fill up on water ... When we finally got away, we could not go further than Nyköping before we needed a sleep break. But then we woke up and continued towards Skåne!
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Today was a full day in Furuviksparken in Gävle. This is a really nice park with wild and domesticated animals, water park, fairground and a whole adventure island. Peter's brother and their neighbours brought eight (!) children to the park. Peter's youngest son Billie (14) came with us.
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Peter's younger brother and his family and their neighbours are in Furuvik camping for the weekend. So we thought we'd surprise them a bit... We parked next to their campervan and tent at the campsite and sat down to wait for them to come back from Furuvik Park. Were they surprised? Yes, you can safely say so ...
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We have had a really nice weekend in Trosa, which we visited with the motorhome. We were in such a hurry to get away on Friday that we forgot the computer ... So we have not been able to blog during the weekend, but we have had a really good time with sun, heat and good food. Here are some pictures.
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