Backe - Brattfors

Today we don’t have to check out, so we sleep in. We take the morning very easy and plan the afternoon. We want to explore the surroundings a little and pick out a few viewpoints and beautiful lakes. The route takes us to places even more remote than the one we are already in. The roads also get narrower and more track-like, until all that is left is a gravel track. Our first viewpoint is in Brattfors, in a forest in the middle of nowhere. There are actually signposts and information boards, though, and a few hiking trails are marked too. We choose a trail and explore the area. After a wooden footbridge we come to a rock face with a rock painting dating from between about 6000 and 2000 BC. Hunters passing by in a small boat after their hunt painted a moose on the rock face using iron-rich earth. The moose is still visible on the wall today!

Fascinated, we visit a few other viewpoints. Did I mention that once again we are the only people for miles around? At the next viewpoint we have a view of a beautiful waterfall and a river. We take a lot of photos and hike along the river in the forest for a while.

Then we drive back past our accommodation in the other direction. We want to find a nice spot by a lake and read and rest there for a while in the sun. First we drive along an adventurous road to a very remote place. Nicolas flies his drone there, but unfortunately there is not much to see from the ground.

So we drive back, because on the way we saw a very nice little spot right by a lake. When we get there, the place is still deserted. Right by the lake there is a meadow with a wonderful view of the lake and the forests all around. The sun glitters on the water, so it is wonderful to read on the picnic blanket.

When the wind picks up, we drive to our last viewpoint, where we have to walk the last few metres on a hiking trail. The path leads through the forest, but unfortunately it peters out halfway. So we don’t make it to the viewpoint after all, but the forest is very beautiful. Back at the cottage we make dinner: Glass noodle soup with coconut milk and salad.