At 6:30 we rose, (you need to use the few lit hours this time of the year) after a night on the hard sand dune. It was somewhat cold during the night, but warmer again when the sun rose.Breakfast and repacking was done before today's hike started. Pretty soon the ascent began.
At first the path was quite wide and even, but the higher we got, the windier the road become with stones and roots to stumble on.
A wide pebble stone field was passed (the bog was only seen on distance), before we chose to take the "high road", a side track up on one of the mountains.
It was well worth the pain, because the view was astonishing from up there.
The wind was strong, so we didn't rest much in order to not blow away. It's surprisingly how the vegetation adapt to the growth conditions, like this pine.
We then went downhill to the Slåtterdals cleft, after a look from above.
It was impressing, you felt quite small standing between the 40 m high walls.
The track continued downhill to Tärnettvattnet lake, where we stopped for a lunch break.
The road got even steeper, past a cave. You really had to work to find something solid to put your feet on among the many stones.
When we arrived at the Tärnettholmarna islets, the legs and feet were quite tired.
We took a well-needed pause before the last kilometers of the day.
The goal was Näskebodarna, where one of the cabins belongs to the environmental protection agency (which also runs the national parks). Three beds and a stove could be used to cater for yourself. Soon after we arrived another young(er) couple showed up, with whom we shared the cabin.
At around 3:30 we had dinner, upon which followed relaxation at the beach. The cabin was still cool, and quite dark. After some trouble we were able to start a fire in the stove (the firewood was probably damp), which resulted in the cabin almost getting too warm. We allowed ourselves noodles before the sun set. There were tea lights in the cabin which became our source of light for the evening.
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