“It is the warmest day in the last few years” they said in the news, and I was up out on a solo coastal hike in Sweden trying to find my way around unknown terrain, no routes here,  just my stubborn melting figure against the burning sun, trying to climb fences and find my way around the coastline up in southern Sweden on what I hope one day will be a hiking route.

I was constantly running out of water and drinking so much that I, for the first time, began to understand the fancy drinking tube systems other people are using.

A few times I scratched  down fast drawings in my Moleskine book and here are a few of them:

First one is from the small town I started out from. It used to be a fishing Village, but now rich business people are everywhere and the local market sells mostly expensive gourmet food, while Porches and open BMW cars are parked in front of the small old fishing cottages.

I took a break here on a little harbor cafe’ watching life in around the harbor with Padi Scuba courses, beautiful sailboats and business magazine reading seniors.

Mölle, a small fishing village, Kullaberg, Sweden

I went on from out to the lighthouse and from there walked on – and here are a few more sketches:

I came by the famous wood land-art sculptures at Kullaberg, called Nimis, in the self exclaimed micronation of Ladonia, check them out here: Nimis on Vikipedia.

Detail from the Nimis landart sculpture in Sweden

I went on along the water, great views and a bit tricky walking on loose, large stones,  finally I reached this very quiet small village, where I found a cold Coca Cola and all the locals gathered down by the harbor watching the summer play.

Summer play at Arild in Sweden - Fast Moleskine sketch, watercolor and Ink

Walked on while the sun went down and camped at the pebble beach a few hours later, it was dark – but I could hear a lot of sheep and fell asleep untill the sun woke me up very early next morning.

Last sketch is from the next day’s  long and hot day hike.

The drawing is from  a place where  I went through a little coastal forest and got a chance to sit a moment in the shade.

Walking in a small coastal forest, getting closer to ängelholm, my destination