Yesterday we revisited the scene of the crime (the bog) hoping to see another sort of unusual orchid that was just in bud last week. Unfortunately due to the cold and dampish conditions the orchids hadn't done much in the way of opening but we were lucky to find one or two brave souls that had decided to open. This is a picture of the Broad-leaved Helleborine, Epactis helleborine or in Swedish skogsnipprot. A very pretty pink colour but its head tends to droop making it difficult to photograph.
The other picture is of the forest with no track that I mentioned last post and Hugh standing in the middle of blueberry bushes. We have now officially given up on the hazel grouse as obviously it does not want to be seen. Possibly it is extinct?
It was very rainy for Hugh's birthday on the 21st so we stayed in, drank champagne and had another sauna. Not so bad really. So Last night we went to Lindesberg to check out the nightlife and have a birthday dinner for Hugh as the weather was better. It is a very quiet town after 6 pm but we did find a pub and had a good time. There were these two Cavalier King Charles dogs at the table next to us - one was just like Eddy but obviously not as handsome and the other a nice tricolour. Their owners were very nice old Swedish ladies who helped us with the non-english speaking waitress.
Today is all about packing as tomorrow we leave Sweden for home via a night in Rome, the city of my heart, and a stopover in Hong Kong. The Europe trip is coming to end and this may well be the penultimate blog. I have to confess that I am addicted to travel and am not sure I feel like going home yet. I miss the family and my friends and my own pillow naturally but I like being in Europe although perhaps a little closer to cafes and pubs than out in the forest at Grimso!
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