I wake up at four to the sound of raindrops falling on
the tent. I have to go out, the drizzle is soft and refreshing on my bare
skin. When we wake up again does it rain more intensively. We wait for
better weather, we eat our breakfast, and then lunch. After lunch do the
rain give up, and the sun rapidly clean the sky from clouds. At half past
one can we leave in sunshine. We go up the slope where the water in the
brook throw itself between the rocks in a canyon. The brook is interchangebly
in a narrow dramatic canyon or is a broad peaceful river. Viejevagge turns
out to be a beautiful valley which is easy to walk in. We are glad we waited
for the nice weather, the valley is worth it. There is much to study, and
we make many breaks. There are a few brooks from Kierkevare, some of these
are mini canyons. They are not difficult to cross, there is not much water
in them. At one such canyon do we end up in a narrow crevice, where we
must lift the rucksacks and then climb up, there of course better places
but we don want to walk back again. In the south is the mountain Jiegnaffo,
we had some plans to walk up on it, but the late start today and the clouds
on top of it, make us to decide to walk up on Vassjabakte at Njoatsosvagge
instead. We will be there in a few days. In the north are the peaks of
Kierkevare hidden behind the slope. We walk on grassy meadows with flowering
Alpine bistorts and Bluebells. In front of us are black threatening clouds,
telling us it is time to find a camping site. Where Viejejåhkå
bend, at approximetely on 900m level, do we rise our tent. A faint thunder
and a few rain drops fall. Within half a minut has heaven open up and water
pour down on us. Before we manage get dressed in the rain suits are we
wet. We crawl into our home, lightnings and thunders make us company. Our
camping site is not the best possible, it is actually rather bad. The rain
has created a brook where our tent is. My friend likes to build channels.
In the light of the lightnings, else is it rather dark, is he out in the
rain digging channels to redirect the water. A fruitless work, the water
flood his channels. The only thing to do is to move the tent. We take it
as it is and carry it to a safer place. The rain continues for two hours,
in the meantime do we drink warm chocolate and eat sandwishes. When the
intensity of the rain decrease do we get out. The jåhk is now fierce,
and the previously clear water is now brown of mud. It is not drinkable.
I would not like to ford it as it is now. We remove the channels. The sunset
is remarkable, all of the sky in the west is a diffuse red light. Fascinating,
I have never seen anything similar. The mobile phone has no connection.
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