Day 26/27 - Pitea - Boden - Oeverkalix

Big rivers, hot weather...
Yesterday was for sure the hottest day of the journey in Sweden: 28 degrees and bright sunshine. Riding through pine forest growing on sandy ground, seeing people in swim suits at the lakes and smelling the hot air of the forest made me wonder if I'm really close to the Arctic Circle or rather in southern France. Anyway it was a great cycling day. In the evening I arrived at Boden, a rather big town with a very strong military presence. Apparently it played an important role as line of defence during the cold war. Today I left the Baltic Sea behind and followed the E10 to Oeverkalix I crossed the Lule river and the Kalix river which are both quite impressive fast flowing rivers in their natural beds. Tomorrow will be an important milestone: I will cross the Arctic Circle about 30km from here!