Trip to Blåfjell summer 2019

I managed a trip to Blåfjell this summer too. Because of shitty weather I delayed the departure for two weeks, so that I left home 10.07. As before I stayed overnight in my tent at Friisvegen. The next day I drove all the way to Kalseidet in Sweden. Before I had stayed overnight at my old schoolmate’s Tor Jentoft in Verdal, but he was travelling, so it was not possible this time.

12.07. mountain farmer Christian came and picked me up by boat at the Swedish side of Gjevsjøen. Stayed overnight at his farm and continued the next day to the cabin at Kasttjønna eight kms from the farm.

Chomsky has become strong as an ox, so he carried up to 18 kgs on his back. He was not bothered the least by this, so he set off after birds despite all this weight. He has become the perfect tour mate. He carried beer and other heavy stuff to the cabin and fish and cloudberries back to the farm, so that it could be frozen. He showed the way when there was no track and was always in a good mood. Last year I had difficulties making him enter the boat. This year he jumped in voluntarily, even without being asked.

Because the old man’s health has been naturally impaired with age, I went twice to the cabin to get food and equipment in place, so this year the heaviest load was only 23 kgs.

After a few days the weather turned good and unusually warm. At the warmest I was hit by a vicious stomach infection, with vomiting, diarrhea and fever. Because I was so weak that I had difficulties standing on my feet, and because recovery was so slow, I considered calling for a rescue helicopter. Fortunately I got better little by little, so I could avoid this. But I had great fun lying inside the cabin in more than 30 degrees C. I managed to get myself into the water, so that I could cool down. It was difficult to determine the cause of the attack, but one possibility could have been the water in the lake, which was full of swimming tiny little creatures. When I discovered this, I started getting my drinking water form a stream near the cabin. I took mw two weeks to get my stomach in order again, but then I was able to go to the farm for supplies without problems.

As before I read novels and listened to audiobooks. Also, this time I solved a difficult sudoku almost every day.

Fishing was Ok, but the biggest trout was only seven hgs. However, there were plenty of cloudberries, so that I could pick quite a lot.

I managed only one long trip, to Plukkuttjønnfjellet. A magnificent day, with a fantastic view. It was so great that I forgot to take photos. However, I did this last time, so that you can view the photos there.

The weather remained good most of the time, but even on rough days it turned good in the evening, so that I could see many beautiful sunsets across the lake.

I did not see a single human being near Kasttjønna or during my trips. I found this strange, considering the beautiful mountain terrain. Nor could I see much wildlife; only an eagle fishing near the cabin. However, during my driving on the Swedish side, I saw several elk and roe deer and a reindeer.

On my trip back I stayed overnight at my friend Tor Jentoft’s in Verdal. The next day I drove to Sandviksberget in the Osen municipality on the Fosen peninsula, where I stayed with my sister Turid and her husband Øystein. During my stay there I picked a lot of red gooseberry, which is one of the tastiest berries I know. As earlier I visited the town Namsos, where I met my friends Emil and Eigil.

On 11.08 I went to Trondheim where as before I stayed with my friend Ole Brønmo. When I arrived there was a birthday party going on. It turned out that Ole was 78 that day. There was a frightening amount of good food and drink.

I was quite fed up and tired after a long drive when I finally arrived at home.

So now I am back with my old routine: I walk Chomsky for a short trip in the morning and evening and a longer one around a lake in the middle of the day. I perceive the intervals between the trips as shorter and shorter as I age.

Despite the fact that I was ill, dizzy and unstable, the trip was on the whole successful. If I am still able to god cross-country skiing in March year, I will go back to Kasttjønna. Much easier when I can be picked up by snow scooter and taken straight to the cabin.

Christian has promised that he will install a fridge, new door and windows.