MLD Cricket, my initial experiences.

The MLD Cricket Tarp needs little introduction. It was originally named the the Solo Trailstar but later renamed to the cricket. Thus its origins lie in the pentagonal pyramid design of the Trailstar, albeit smaller. However unlike its bigger brother it is not a regular pentagonal pyramid, but one with sides of different lengths. Moving away from the geometrical perspective it is apparent that as a shelter it works, Colin's review pays testimony to that. Colin's comprehensive review pretty much summarises my feeling on the MLD Cricket.

 

Coast to Coast Sweden: Bridges and Boardwalks

As I wandered along the byways and roads, I spent a lot of time noticing the natural and man made features, capturing photos of some of these features, this post will look at just a few of the bridges and boardwalks, I crossed.

As I left Växjö I walked along the promenade which overlooks the lake, with the Växjö cathedral in the background, for me it was sunny but as the group from Kalmar arrived the weather was less pleasant.
 

Sweden Coast 2 Coast Växjö to Burseryd

I have just returned from six days along the route of the first Sweden Coast to Coast walk, you can read more about the walk here. I will leave it to others to describe in detail the entire walk, however, I felt a few words about the participants was needed. There is a mixture of walkers from several countries, some well known and some less well known, but they all have a single goal, to participate in, and walk from Kalmar to Varberg a planned route of about 400 kms, in about 13 days.

Hærvejen: Viborg to Nørre Snede

The whistling wind and the sway of the train indicated that the wind was a little stronger than I had expected, so it was with some intrepidation I stepped out onto the platform at Viborg. The sun was shining but the blustery wind ensured that jackets were zipped up tight and sunglasses on to protect my eyes from the windblown dust.

 A friendly wave from a passing motorist soon encouraged me to continue on through the town to its outskirts. After a minor panic when my OR Pocket Cap decided to stray into an electric fenced paddock, after recovering the hat, I finally settled down to the walk. The beauty of leaving from Viborg was that within 30 minutes I was out of the town and heading south through farmland and then forests. Whilst the forests were not necessarily special they provided shelter from the wind and an uplifting atmosphere as I headed south. Ultimately I exited the forest adjacent Hald Sø, nearby there were young children, probably a kindergarten group, playing in the forest and even with the wind and darkening skies the forest was filled with the sounds of laughter and fun. I descended to Neils Brugge Hotel and I was quickly attracted to the view of the dam,