Hey Charlie BC! It was a pleasure spending a week in your company, and I'm glad you've made it to cyberspace so quickly.
Sweden was a bit of a revelation really. I did many things I hadn't ever done before, including canoeing, eating elk, sitting in a sweat lodge and then running into the clear and very cold water of the magnificent lake we were camped next to, I chopped down a tree, built a group shelter, feasted on pike cooked in the earth with hot rocks, and learnt a great deal more about myself than I ever expected to. Thanks to all who were there for being brilliant, making me laugh and teaching me a little more about trust and communication.
Preben, the man who runs the site and does all kinds of outdoors/survival courses was simply extraordinary and inspirational. A man of 72 who, when he walks into a room, you automatically listen to and respect what he has to say, that plus a mischevious sense of humour made him one of a kind.
The swedish landscape is breathtaking and a part of me is still sitting on the rock, listening to the sounds of the water. I think a little of each of us is still there.
Thank you to Gary, Jon-Paul and Johan for making everybody laugh and helping to make it a week none of us will forget.
Kimberly.