The plan thickens

And as it thickens, it gets more and more expensive, but also more fun sounding. So the big summer plan now is a far cry from the simple and free month-long paddle along the Swedish coast.

On the tenth, a group of us will be heading up to Tromso in the northern most part of Norway to see the 46664 Arctic AIDS awareness concert (raising awareness of AIDS in Africa, not the arctic... I mean, raising awareness in the arctic about AIDS in Africa...).

After that I come back here for about a week and a half, kayak, bike, whatever, then it's off to a week-long outdoor survival course in the Swedish wilderness. Now, usually such survival courses are not really that dangerous, because there are trained people around you with cell phones ready to call for help. In my case however, the danger factor is doubled because the course is taught in Swedish. This means if they hold up a plant and say "Whatever you do, don't eat this.", there is a good chance that I will think they are telling me how delicious it is.

After that, I head out to the west coast of Sweden to kayak the fjords. I have strategically scheduled this after the survival course so I wont have to be bothered carrying gear or food or anything. Once I am done with the course, all I will need is a paddle and a knife.

It's a little worrisome to think about how much more money I will be spending than I had planned, but as Tomoe told me, I won't have the chance again... Actually, I already knew that, but I just needed Tomoe to give the OK since she is the one with the job and money.