Day 69 (11): Average

Sletterust to Suleskaret

Distance: 23km

Finally a good night's sleep. How I missed it! Maybe because I knew today would be a short day.

So I take my sweet time, eating some chocolate while still burried deep in my sleeping bag. 

By eight, I am on my way. The trail is neither good, nor bad. Some fast parts, some slow parts. Average. Some muddy parts, some rocky parts, some smooth, gravelly bits. Average. Also the the weather is very average today. Better than expected, yet a bit grim looking. No rain, hardly any sun. And finally the landscape. Nice, mountainous but not breathtaking. Average again. 

Below average is just my pace. I go for a looong coffee break, then have a looong chat with two fellow countrymen, which I meet shortly afterwards. Just the couple of kilometers before Sulebu, I activate my afterburner, flying towards the hut, only to be slowed down again later on by rocks. Back to my avarage day.

Anyway, just after passing these rockfields and the Suleskaret Pass, I spot a nice place to camp. Only 16:00, just a bit more than 20 kilometers hiked. Definitely below average. Anyway, the view is spectacular and I decide to call it a day. 

Just as I have finished pitching my tent, it starts to rain. Luck. Definitely above average.

I'm happy having done a short day. My body needed it. Tomorrow and day after tomorrow, the weather is looking very promising. Hard to believe at the moment but if it really is sunny, it's going to be fabulous day in the mountains.