September 6, 2018: Abisko - Abiskojaure, 15 km
Breakfast buffet in the dining room. Nice. A lot of people. We start to wal at ten. Relatively light packing. 14 kg, nice to avoid dragging on tents, storm kitchen, sleeping bag and all food. Will be a walk betweens the huts. The idea is to buy food in the huts along the trail. We are no longer young.

The trail is easily walked through birch forest along Abiskojåkka. Beautiful weather. Many who are walking: "many Hi Hi". It will be like that throughout the walk. Autumn colors on leaves and slopes. Take it easy. Many and long breaks. It's all about enjoying too. The path follows the river, sometimes with slight deviations. Passes the marble quarry with a view of the canyon and with a meditation spot on the Pilgrim trail. One may not camp in the national park. Except at the prepared tent site after the bridge over Nissonjohka. It goes uphill slightly.

Soon, the lake Abiskojaure is seen. Though the mountains are still far away. The birch forest is sparse. Along the lake, on easy walking path, up to the bridge over Kamajåkka to the huts. We have not prepaid so it costs 500 SEK for members of the tourist association. Somewhat cheaper if you bought online. Along the Kungsleden, one can pay by credit card in the huts. In some mountain huts there is a shop, among others this. We have breakfast and lunch with us, but buy dinner in the huts. In the shop there are chilled drinks. Refrigerators and payment systems are powered by solar cells. Water is collected from a large plastic container, a pump fills it from the river. Gas stove, hm does not get fire. What am I doing wrong? Experienced hut guest shows, hold the steering wheel and turn, press the button that gives the spark, hold the steering wheel for ten seconds, release slowly. Then I succeed, long since I was in a mountain hust. Have just gone with tents before. But I was in this hut thirty years ago, it's not like it was then. At 21:00 it is dark. Then it's sleeping time. Most beds are occupied.