I saw the election results leaving Sundsvall. I'm not going to talk politics here, just trying to give a temporal frame of reference. I thought I could make it to the next town with a youth hostel, but I was wrong, and ended up sleeping in the woods after cycling past frozen lake after frozen lake. The sleeping bag is winter rated, so everything worked out and I stayed warm. The days are really short now, which means I generally start and finish in the dark in order to get in as much riding as possible. This is me breaking camp in the morning, on my way to Umea, Sweden. (11-4-04)

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Halfway between Sundsvall and Umea, Sweden