Mierojavri to Kautokeino
Distance: 15km
A 'nero day' - near zero day. After covering a lot of ground the last week, my body feels exhausted. Luckily it's only a short hike into Kautokeino, where I will overnight for resupply and charging batteries - which I drained by writing 7 days worth of blog. But being stuck in my tent for hours (thank you mosquitoes) made me decide to start a blog.
Not much to write about the track today. Mostly along dirt and tar sealed roads. I decide to follow a side road east of the highway, whereas the official track would take me west of it along some ATV track and past the airport.
Once in town, way before lunchtime, I stock up on food for 8 days and call a number, which Rea, the hiker I met told me. She loved the homestay and highly recommend to call the number once I hit town.
Luckily they have a bed available - something I really need after spending 10 nights in the tent, half of them terrorized by mosquitoes.
Only task left before getting picked up by the hosts - getting a mosquito net for my head. Easy, right? No! After checking out every store in the widespread town, covering another 5km, I have to realize, every single mosquitoes hat I town is sold out. Nada! Nothing! Luckily I meet a lovely employee at a supermarket, who immediately calls her hubby to bring some nets. And in fact, a few minutes later he arrives. What an amazing service. While no hat, having a net is worth a lot as I should be able to piece together something.
Now today's highlight: my stay at Nils and his wife's wonderful place. They go out of their way to make my stay as great as it can get. Waffles, a delicious dinner, great talks and interesting information about the Sami culture will make this stay stick in my memory for a long time.
Especially, because they assisted me greatly in my do-it-yourself-mosquitoes-face-net. I can't wait to try it out tomorrow. Pictures will follow - promised.
Now I am looking forward to a good night's sleep in my comfy looking bed to fully recharge myself for tomorrow.
Should anyone of you readers planning on hiking E1 and looking for a place to stay, hit me up and I am more than happy to forward their contact.
![Approaching Kautokeino](https://image.jimcdn.com/app/cms/image/transf/none/path/s54f301a039b463fe/image/ib4a08e821a1e7a99/version/1596222805/image.jpg)
![Find the hole... Nearly as annoying as the mosquitoes: a leaking mattress.](https://image.jimcdn.com/app/cms/image/transf/none/path/s54f301a039b463fe/image/i373d3a06a249de93/version/1596222963/image.jpg)
![Found you! After probably 250 nights on this faithful companion, it is not a spring chicken any more but still holding up well!](https://image.jimcdn.com/app/cms/image/transf/none/path/s54f301a039b463fe/image/icd3bc06f2dc94f0d/version/1596223149/image.jpg)
![Waffle time](https://image.jimcdn.com/app/cms/image/transf/none/path/s54f301a039b463fe/image/i137106a495065892/version/1596223173/image.jpg)
![Dinner time!](https://image.jimcdn.com/app/cms/image/transf/none/path/s54f301a039b463fe/image/i5b07b5e4e9624644/version/1596223201/image.jpg)
![View from the veranda](https://image.jimcdn.com/app/cms/image/transf/none/path/s54f301a039b463fe/image/i8a2e910c62df5662/version/1596223236/image.jpg)
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Klaus (Sunday, 02 August 2020 18:00)
Hi Sandro. You're walking at a very fast pace, like a machine. We thought you'll be never tired. Beautiful posts, thank you for sharing your experiences you made so far on the E1.
Anne Laila & Nils Ole at Goldin, Kautokeino (Wednesday, 05 August 2020 10:48)
Thank you for visiting us at Goldin. It was a pleasure to meet you and we wish you a nice trip ahead! We hope that the "homemade mosquitoes-face-net" works.