It was tough and amazing. It was beautiful, wild, hard work, peaceful and worth every bit of effort involved.
We had mosquitoes by the score, unrelenting heat, sunburn, torrential rain, flooded rivers and Tundra Voles.
I would be less than honest if I didn’t admit to the occasional wobble outside my comfort zone but at the end of the day, that’s how we grow.
James did a wonderful job of planning the trip and I will eventually be doing some proper posts about it, but we’re off to France for six weeks this weekend and won’t have the time ’till we’re home again.
So here’s a few of my photos, just to give you a flavour.
Dixie 
Utterly brilliant, spectacular scenery, well done.
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Thanks Dawn 🙂
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Great stuff Christine…not a bit jealous..honest!..:)
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Hi Graham, thanks!
No, my hubby Geoff keeps saying he’s not a bit jealous, either….. 😀
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There is a big contrast between France and Sarek 😉. The mountains and the landscapes in the northern part of Sweden are spectacular no matter what the weather is. Looking forward to hearing more.
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Hi Nielson 🙂
Yes, it does sound a bit weird doesn’t it – Sarek one week, Brittany the next!
The beauty and rawness of the Arctic landscapes certainly didn’t disappoint – absolutely amazing stuff 🙂
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Great photos. I hope you enjoyed it. There is about a thousand miles of that in an unbroken line so if you’ve a spare two months ever I can recommend a continuous traverse!
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Hi Mark, I did enjoy it, despite the toughness and occasional self doubts (that’s the make up of my character though, anyway!) 🙂 Not sure I could carry enough food for two months though……. 😀 😀
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Hot and sunny, could do with some of that in the UK! Look forward to the posts, enjoy Brittany, not been there for a few years
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When it was hot it was hotter than in the UK, Andy – about 25C we reckoned! Cooled down a bit when the rain started though…..
Never been to Brittany before myself, so looking forward to that too. Will also be Pebbles’ first trip to France 😀
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That is one handsome fella in your photos………..
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Actually, he can be a bit of a poser when he sees a camera come out 😉
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Sounds like it was pretty tough, but looks like the scenery made up for it! Funny that you both summed up with something like “here’s a few photos to give you a flavour”! Can’t wait to read more about it (and to hear about Pebbles’ first overseas trip).
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The scenery was definitely something special! Another overriding memory is the peace and quiet – I never even once noticed a commercial jet flying over the area; very unusual for anywhere in this day and age. Mosquitoes nearly the size of helicopters though….. 😀
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Looks brilliant! Looking forward to more posts about it 🙂
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Thanks! Funnily enough, I thought about you crossing a river on Skye (?) in one of your recent posts, when we had to do a nearly-waist-high crossing of a flooded river……
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Yes, that was in Skye! Terrifying at the time but I look back and laugh about it now. Looking forward to that report then! 🙂
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Beautiful place – looks a bit like Scotland but drier!
Carol.
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Hi Carol, in France and only just spotted this. There was a similarity to Scotland, but a bit beefier and with glaciers 😊
It did rain eventually mind…. ☔ ☔ ☔
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