Oncle reindeer meet some other friends, and swim across
Sarvesjåkkå together with them. Waving goodbye, and he and
his new friends disappear in the dense vegetation. We start in good weather,
walking west in Sarvesvagge. The birch forest disappear behind us, it is
replaced with zigzaging through areas with small osiers. At the same time
are we looking for a good place to ford Sarvesjåkkå. A good
place, we have no hurry. It is rather difficult in the east part towards
Rapavalley. It can wait for tomorrow. The brooks joining Sarvesjåkkå
are easy to cross. The ones from Kaskasvagge and Lullihavagge/Nåitevagge
do we ford in their delta. Further up can they be more problematic. We
continue along the shore of the jåkk, or is using reindeertracks
as much as possible.
The osiers give up, dwarf birch and grass takes over the ground. This
is more comfortable, and we can speed up. It is five in the afternoon.
We have made it into a habit to start looking for a camping site at this
time. Then one is almost sure to find a good place, before one is getting
too tired and hungry. This part of Sarvesvagge offers many good places.
We find a place close to where the brook from Luottojaure enter Sarvesjåkkå.
In addition do the mountains in the evening dress up for the night with
dark clouds, threatening us with rain. The threat becomes soon true, but
then we are since long safe in the tent. We are not far from Neitarieppvagge,
our shortcut to Alkavagge. Sarvesjåkkå looks more good-natured
up here, it will probably not be any problem to cross it near the watershed.
The U-shaped Neitarieppvagge is waiting for us.
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