Sweden 9 August: Östersund - Rätansbyn
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Today was moose day! We finally saw seven! So this is a moose special.
After leaving from the city hall in Östersund, we had a small ceremony at the Moose Garden in Orrviken.
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The owner welcomed us and gave us a guided tour. They have four small ones, and three grown-up moose there.
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We even tasted some moose milk, a really special drink.
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We were feeding the small ones!
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"Helge", a big moose.
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The moose are extremely fast - they can run up to 70 kilometres per hour! Only when you get close to them, do you realise how big they actually are. A big bull can weigh over 800 kilos!
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If you ever come to Orrviken, pay a visit to the Moose Garden!
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After this nice meeting, we continued on southwards. Many people asked about the Run; the Swedish people are really friendly. Every few kilometres a car stopped and the people took a picture!
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A radio interview, live from the road.
In the evening we reached Rätansbyn, today's goal.
Distance: 102km
Team Members:
Dipavajan Renner, Sandra Aurenhammer and Martin Prettenhofer (Austria), Anita Borics (Hungary), Roger Rogge and Matthias Eckerle (Germany), Sandro Zincarini (Italy), Ksenia and Daria Soboleva (Russian Fed.), Lenka Chobodicka (Slovakia)
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Gallery: See more images!
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