And off we go!!!Starting at about 9ish we thought that by the evening of the first day we can be at the nearest hut which was 18 km. Well ...
The snow was rather deep to begin with, at places up to the knees, and I realized that the expectations and the reality can be quite different. We were once crossing with Martin Bukovske vrchy (the border of Poland and Slovakia heading towards Ukraine), then we wandered several times with friends in the mountains in Slovakia, but it was a long time ago and I might have forgotten how challenging such tours can be ... but also how nice, refreshing and satisfactory.
You just switch off and enjoy the countryside and the rhythm of the motion, sometimes forgetting that you've got the pulks (though mine were not easy to forget and had the tendency to overtake me going downhill :)).One of the interesting things in Norway are the lakes. But first on this trip I've learned that there are 2 types of lakes there
- the usual ones with a stable elevation and the regulated lakes, where the difference between the min and max lake elevation can be tens of meters. One should pay attention going around rocks as underneath the ice is the air and only then you plop into the water should the ice break.We had an interesting experience when - while crossing Blasjo - we built a tent and Kim realized that according to the GPS we are over the water, not the land :) ... after the lake was drained new land emerged. We've seen then an older map of the area in a hut and it looked rather different from the map we were using.
Our nights were evenly divided between the tent (it was quite cosy especially with Kim preparing dinners :)) and the huts of Norwegian Trekking Association (DNT). 
The huts are there for everyone to use and I was surprised how well equipped they are, with the stove, wood, candles and a few beds we had all we needed. There was even some food to buy in case we needed. 
Upon leaving you then fill the form to pay for the goodies, great system, I like it.
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