The Fourth Hike

The fourth hike was a hike that I expected to be sort of ”in between” hike. It was, as far as I understood, more of a transport hike. We were also told it would be quite easy, not any steep uphill anywhere. 

On top of the hill down to the valley we came from

It wasn’t hard, that was true. We started the hike, by walking through the village with all the cute old houses. Then we continued up the hill to reach the forrest. We then followed cute little trails in the forrest and arrived at a wonderful grass field on the top. We walked over the fields and continued to follow nice little trails downhills. On the way we walked pass cute little farms, meadows and forrest. It was an absolutely beautiful hike where I enjoyed every minute of it. 

Up the hill   

Through the fields

I love hiking since it is my kind of meditation. During a hike I focus on my basic needs (water/drinks and food) and to move my body. I clear my head and I just fill it up with what I see and experience. This means that I prefer to hike where there are beautiful views and a calm surrounding. I don’t want to see cars, planes or any other kind of machines. I don’t want to smell petrol or exhaust. I just want to smell the clean air. I don’t want to meet too many people, preferably only locals.    

On top of the hill, on the grass field - it makes me want to run

Farms, meadows and forrest - The surrounding was changing all the time

The best things with hiking in Transylvania is the feeling of being in another time. You meet mostly shepherds and people working the fields, not too many tourists, while hiking. If you would pass farms in Sweden there would have been a lot of noise from machines cutting grass or similar. In Transylvania it is all quiet, since they don’t use any modern machines. It only smells of forrest and fields. The most disturbing noise is actually the mobile phone of our guide. :-) Which shouldn’t be a problem for me, since I will start to work for a telecom operator - again.

So the it fourth hike was very, ver beautiful and ended in the small city of the area, Zarnesti, and a local bar. And as always the beer tasted wonderful after the hike.

Don't ask - I don't know what the sheep are doing