out and about

The last two days have provided time to get out and discover some of Västerbotten. Turns out Slussfors has about 160 people. It consists of a couple houses, a school, and a gas station/market. It happens to be on E12, a paved road which is a rarity in these parts. Last night, we got out the cart and took Toby's greenland huskies for a little run. Through breaks in trees, you get views of snowfields on the mountains that border Norway. Today, we finished setting birch poles for the new dog pens, digging the last 3 holes by hand. The early day sun has turned to overcast with occasional rain showers. The Slussfors market proved inadequate for our dinner plans, so we drove 30 km to the larger village of Dikanäs, population probably 300. Needless to say, most of the drive was on a single-lane gravel road, with lots of ups and downs and it can get quite exciting going 70 km/h and having to swerve to miss logging trucks! Dave and Toby's wife, Susan, are currently stuck in a small island harbor off the coast of Norway. They are sailing Dave's new boat from Trondheim to a port close to Mo i Rana, but have been pinned down by bad weather. Well that's Sweden for now. Stay posted.

p.s.
GO ARGENTINA! With the 4-1 win over Korea today, looks like the world cup semi-finals are in reach!