I discovered this fellow on an early morning walk today.
Most of our driving today, which wasn't that far, was on the E45, a wide open road with forest on either side. The trees here tend to be more widely spaced than in the UK and so doesn't seem at all oppressive. It was really lovely, definitely nothing like anywhere in the UK but, although I've never been to Canada, I thought maybe British Columbia might be something like it. It wasn't a busy road.
We stopped in the next town along the way, Malung, although the tourist information office wasn't open. We found wifi outside a Swedbank and downloaded today's paper. Later, we stopped in a parking area for the Stogsmuseum. We're still not sure what a stog is - perhaps something to do with the forest. Anyway, we didn't pay the 60SEK to go in but just wandered around some craft stalls.
We thought the island of Sollerön looked a possibility for an overnight. It is reached by a bridge and is surrounded by a large body of water named Siljan. There are two campsites. The first one we came to, just over the bridge on to the island, was a big commercial site and didn't appeal. For a reduced price of 100SEK, we could have parked overnight in their Quickstop part of the car park (with hookup), but only from 6pm and it was then only 2pm. We went on to the other site, only a couple of miles further on. It is Kulåra Camping, a grassy area by the waterside. No hookup but water and basic earth closets. We moved form our first chosen spot as we were under a conifer tree and, now and again, a cone would drop on to the camper roof. It is very quiet with about six other units, all German. There are walks either way alongside the water in woodland. We have spent a peaceful evening, sitting outside the camper looking at the nearly full moon shining down on the water.
Amanda
A stop in Malung to download the Sunday
Times and then it was just an hour's drive to reach the Lake Siljan
area. The road, the E45 is simply stunning, stretching into the
distance through lakes and big forested hills, with very little
traffic. An unscheduled stop at the forestry museum, where there were
all kinds of local craft stalls, and then on to Sollerön, an
almost-island in the lake. The first campsite we stopped at was
pretty packed so we continued a little further to a small lakeside
site with minimal facilities. It is looked after on a voluntary basis
by the villagers, and has fire pits and stone barbecues available,
and a log store. There are two little sheds, each with a loo which is
just a wooden bench with hole (with a little wooden cover like a
saucepan lid) and a drop into a large plastic bag lined hole! The
doors have graphic wood carvings attached to them to indicate male
and female!!
I got my walking poles out, for the first time I'm ashamed to say, and we enjoyed a lovely lakeside walk and back through the woods, getting caught in the rain just in the last 5 minutes. Now, after supper, it is a lovely bright and peaceful evening, with just the crackle of a couple of wood fires. We are one of half a dozen campervans spread out under the trees, with a view over the sunlit lake to the open hills opposite.
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