April 2018 – Wilsonblogg

Fresher than fresh

April 26, 2018 by Wilson Volleyball, posted in Expedition

In these parts of Norway there are vast distances of terrain and nature without any people at all. But in between you will find small places where people live all by themselves. One of these places is Mollisjok. No electricity or connection to the main roads, they live a nice and quite life. They offer … Continue reading Fresher than fresh

Reindeer herding

April 24, 2018 by Wilson Volleyball, posted in Expedition

We are well on our way towards Nordkapp and everywhere we go we can see signs of the Sami people moving their herds of reindeer from their winter pastures towards the coast and the summer pastures. Some herds are not that big, but some herds can contain many thousands of reindeer. Check the video link … Continue reading Reindeer herding

Arrival Kautokeino!

April 19, 2018 by Wilson Volleyball, posted in Expedition

Yes! Finally here! Kautokeino! The last days have been super speedy for us. The terrain has become super flat and there are a lot of snowmobile tracks that we can follow, so we have been doing between 30-40 km each day! We will now take two or three days here, resupplying and fixing some things, … Continue reading Arrival Kautokeino!

Three-Country Cairn

April 10, 2018 by Wilson Volleyball, posted in Expedition

Another week and another milestone achievement we can be proud of. We are now so far north tjat we are at the border junction between both Finland, Sweden and Norway. Yesterday we checked in at the cabin Goldahytta, which is situated 3 km from where the borders meet. A perfect place to take a day … Continue reading Three-Country Cairn

Cinnamon rolls

April 8, 2018 by Wilson Volleyball, posted in Expedition

Easter is over and we are continuing our journey towards Kautokeino. There are DNT cabins along the way and some emergency shelters, so we are basically just walking from cabin to cabin. When we have these opportunities, we try to make full use of it for our own luxury. One of the things we often … Continue reading Cinnamon rolls

Happy Easter!

April 1, 2018 by Wilson Volleyball, posted in Expedition

Arriving at Altevatn after 4 long days, where two of them where in terrible snow conditions, we decided to celebrate Easter at Altevasshytta and take a day off. Around the lake of Altevatn there are around 300 private cabins, so there were a lot of people around. People even helped us to get some fresh … Continue reading Happy Easter!