Time to relax in Harnosand

After leaving Ornskoldsvik our team headed south to Harosand. Along the way we were brought to the High Coast area. The High Coast is a World Heritage Site as it is very unique. The land in the area is rising 8 millimeters a year due to the large glaciers that used to cover the land. Since they have melted the land has continued to rise. We were able to hike the mountain that dominated the landscape, Skuleskogen. Skuleskogen was once the coastline but since the rising of the land it is now a large mountain. The view from the top was amazing. We were able to overlook the Baltic Sea and many islands.

After our descent we were driven to Harnosand. Along the way we crossed a beautiful bridge, much like the suspension bridges in the US. Upon our arrival we were greeted by our host families. The program for Harnosand was relax! That was music to the teams ears as we were all very tired! I (Erin) stayed with Ake and Agneta who had a home on the sea, talk about relaxing! During our stay in Harnosand we visited Edmo Lift which was Europe's largest manufacturers of scissor tables used to life heavy objects. The company which is about 40 years old is still a family owned and operated business. Other things the team enjoyed while in Harnosand, sour herring, not too bad if covered in creme fresh and red onion, hiking along the seaside, and time for shopping. I celebrated my birthday at Agneta and Ake's home and was awoken at 8am with a Swedish birthday song. They also came bearing gifts, I was given 3 tubes of Kalles Kaviar, a very special Swedish food and a key chain with the Swedish horse on it! At lunch the team bought me a birthday cake and some beautiful candles (very light and easy to pack!). Overall Harnosand was wonderful and I definitely had a birthday to remember, thanks to all! Now off to Sundsvall!