Journeying On

  Sheila and me after arriving at our final destination on our Inn to Inn Hike.     Writing this now three part blog has been challenging, using a computer I'm not used to, and writing during the time we are visiting with Sheila's family in Cyprus. I was hoping to write the conclusion in Part Two, but started getting nervous that I might be approaching a limit on this blog platform and didn't want to risk not publishing the hours of work I had done, so here is Part 3, beginning part way through Day 9 of our time in Sweden and Day 6 of our Inn to Inn Hike, walking the 11.8 kilometers (7.3 miles) from Br ösarp to Alunbruket. This day and the day before we walked in a westerly direction away from the sea, crossing through lots of farmland and nature preserves. A building in a camping area on a part of the trail shared by the Sk åneleden (orange marked) and Backaleden (yellow marked) trails. Sheila taking a picture of a camping shelter. This was a very, very steep climb up an...

  Sheila and me sharing our first meal in the Air B & B in   Önnestad, Sweden. The jar of peanut butter was replaced during our time in Sweden,  but the honey jar made it to Cyprus with us.         We had very nice accommodations in a bedroom behind the garage next to the house of a delightful young family with two small children. Our bathroom was in the main house, and this accommodation was in the true spirit of the original Air B & Bs with a family sharing its home with strangers. We were comfortable and safe, and truly enjoyed visiting with the family.      I am referring to our time in Sweden as "Pilgrimage," but what do I mean by that? I'm not entirely sure. I have always been intrigued by the concept of pilgrimage, of traveling to some destination on a long journey on foot. The current most popular pilgrimage I suppose is the Camino de Santiago de Compostela in Spain. I have read many accounts by those who have taken ...