Day 3

Anyways, the next day, we went on a hike with everyone from both cabins. Except that it was rainy and freezing, and everyone had good rain gear except for me, Blake and Nina. In our defense, a) I got rid of all my camping stuff when I moved here, and b) we had absolutely no idea what to expect from this trip and no one told us we would be hiking in 30 degrees and rain. The hike was actually pretty cool, except for the part where my legs were numb, because I was wearing yoga pants that were drenched and the wind was blowing really hard. We walked up a ski slope and got to this cavern:which we then walked down through. After a few hours, and the end of the cavern, I thought we were at the end of the hike, but we saw that no, we were still at the top of the mountain and it would take at least another half hour to get down, I wanted to cry. This is when Björn mentions that he has an extra pair of waterproof pants. An extra pair!!!!! I have been trying not to complain the whole time, but I know I mentioned several times that hey- my pants are soaking wet, I'm freezing cold! And he doesnt mention this until now?!!!! AHHHHH!!!! I wanted to kill him, but instead I changed into the pants and was quite comfortable the rest of the hike.

That night, we had a crayfish party with both cabins. We were arguing over who should host it, so they settled it with the best way to settle anything. Paper, Rock, Scissors. Håkan from the other cabin is on the left and Björn, representing our cabin is on the right.

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Victory for our cabin! Huzzah! Crayfish parties are a very traditional thing to do in summer in Sweden, and they buy pre-cooked frozen ones and just let them thaw, so you eat them room temperture. They taste good, but they are messy and there is a lot of work for not too much meat. The night also featured several swedish drinking songs, which was awesome to try and learn, although mostly Blake and I just watched. Here is a clip from my favorite one:

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