Midsommerfest 2013

Preparing the site for the big day, the evening before, was followed with a grill party. A great way to kick off what is here in Sweden a big festival. This is my forth Midsommerfest. It's three years since I used the VMCK campsite to break my journey to Nordkapp. The hospitality I enjoyed on that occasion is the begining of a journey that seems to have moved me here. It really proved the point. Be nice to strangers, they might be friends you haven't met yet.

Why do I do it? Thursday night was another oportunity to get a hang over. Even a small one is unwelcome and totally self inflicted. maybe that was why I took it easy at the big event. The sun shone on Friday morning, but as you would expect, it clouded over as dinner time approached. Still it delivered that time out of time feeling that Brits might be familiar with, with Christmas. The sun shone through occasionally and prompted me to take my beer to the cliff top to gaze out over Vattern. The view gets me every time. The lake is huge. Vattern draws me back here, where ever I go. Sorry I don't have a picture. I don't like to do Midsommer through the lens of a camera. I use a camera to infrequently that it would just be an opportunity to leave my camera somwhere and forget it. Smart phones. It get it! When I have another revenue stream on line I will want one.

Many familiar faces were missing this year. The weather has an effect for sure. I may not have got hammered this time, but today always feels an anti-climax. A quiet weekend now I think. Maybe a ride out on Elsa tomorrow. We shall see.

Thanks to Ernst and Liela for letting me share their cabin this year. A warm and comfortable bed is always appreciated.