The storm we had during the night has settled down and the temperature was a pleasant -8*C when it’s finally time leave. The horses are a bit on edge throwing their manes. The minutes before leaving all the almost forgotten furs and necessities are thrown in. (well that’s me) others look like they’ve been ready in their sleighs for hours. Candles are placed along our route out of the village. At the bakery people have gathered to see us leave and in our honor they’ve even created a special Forbonde-cake :P. The first challenge is a steep climb up the mountain to Torrvallen. We are walking a lot to keep the pullingweight of the sleighs down. The snow is deep part of the way and we are glad to reach Fjällgården for lunch. This farm was ones built by a Forbonde who almost lost his life on a journey over the mountain; He made a promise to do so if he got home alive and kept his word so it always feels a bit special to come here. Next stop is the ski resort Vemdalsskalet where we and the spectators were thoroughly reminded of the fact that we are dealing with living animals. One of the horses took off for a few seconds and made the day a bit extra exciting but everything went well fortunately. Then we crossed the mountain in gorgeous sunny weather and we reached Vemdalen at sunset. Pictures tomorrow! Next is Lisa’s lovely fish soup and Tobias will give us some music I’m sure :-)