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The drive to Visby
Aug. 6th, 2016 05:49 amWe set out this morning just after 10:00, it is now 20 minutes to midnight and we are still driving, though getting near to the port from which the ferry will be departing in another 2.5 hours, so it is looking good to be there on time.
Edited to add: it has been great--V has done most of the driving. I did only the hour before and the hour after Skulleberget.
also: damn, it gets dark this far south! At home it is darkening to twilight between about 01:00 and 02:00 (I know as I was up later than that twice this week), actual darkness is still a few weeks off. Down here the sky is really dark already.
The two most noteworthy stops were at Skulleberget, where I did a quick hike up the hill to the cave, and at an old farmhouse outside of Tierp, where we picked up a suit of armour for a lady who will be doing the walk-on ferrytrip on Sunday.
The car was already so full we had to take her armour our of her bag and tuck the pieces into corners and fold the bag. But now she can enter the beginner fighter tournament, at the command of her queen.
I am looking forward to the event, and to being out of the car for longer than a few minutes at a time. This will be my first Medieval Week at Visby since my first year in Sweden. It will be interesting to see how different it seems now that I can speak a reasonable amount of Swedish.
No idea if I will turn internet back on on my phone again this week. It will depend on how much fun I am having and how many chances I find to charge my phone, given the fact that there is no electricity in camp.
Further edited to add: we did make it to the ferry terminal in good time, and now it is soon time to board.
Edited to add: it has been great--V has done most of the driving. I did only the hour before and the hour after Skulleberget.
also: damn, it gets dark this far south! At home it is darkening to twilight between about 01:00 and 02:00 (I know as I was up later than that twice this week), actual darkness is still a few weeks off. Down here the sky is really dark already.
The two most noteworthy stops were at Skulleberget, where I did a quick hike up the hill to the cave, and at an old farmhouse outside of Tierp, where we picked up a suit of armour for a lady who will be doing the walk-on ferrytrip on Sunday.
The car was already so full we had to take her armour our of her bag and tuck the pieces into corners and fold the bag. But now she can enter the beginner fighter tournament, at the command of her queen.
I am looking forward to the event, and to being out of the car for longer than a few minutes at a time. This will be my first Medieval Week at Visby since my first year in Sweden. It will be interesting to see how different it seems now that I can speak a reasonable amount of Swedish.
No idea if I will turn internet back on on my phone again this week. It will depend on how much fun I am having and how many chances I find to charge my phone, given the fact that there is no electricity in camp.
Further edited to add: we did make it to the ferry terminal in good time, and now it is soon time to board.