Smedmyrkoia: WYSIWYG
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The 5km hike we took into Smedmyrkoia covered a few different types of terrains: forest with tall trees, rolling hills with long grass, and gravel roads by large slabs of bedrock. Our trip was on a foggy November weekend and while the hike was enjoyable, the cabin wasn't what we expected it to be.
To our surprise, the cabin looked a lot like the old photos online. Typically these photos are outdated but in the case of Smedmyrkoia they are pretty accurate. The cabin has a rusty tin roof and inside there are 4 rooms: an entry/living room, two kitchens, and one bedroom with 9 sleeping spaces, mostly bunk beds. It's a bit too big to feel really cosy but the second kitchen space is fairly nice and has a great wood stove.
Initially we had the cabin to ourselves but after it got dark we thought we heard children's voices nearby. Sure enough, soon we were visited by three little boys. Two dads showed up with Charlie the dog a few minutes later. We ate dinner in our respective kitchens but the boys really wanted to be our friends. We babysat them until their bedtime and spent the rest of the night getting to know their dads, who had met a few years back at baby swimming.
To our surprise, the cabin looked a lot like the old photos online. Typically these photos are outdated but in the case of Smedmyrkoia they are pretty accurate. The cabin has a rusty tin roof and inside there are 4 rooms: an entry/living room, two kitchens, and one bedroom with 9 sleeping spaces, mostly bunk beds. It's a bit too big to feel really cosy but the second kitchen space is fairly nice and has a great wood stove.
We stayed late the next day to play some games without the kids and were visited by a lone hiker stopping by for lunch around the time we were leaving. It seems this a fairly popular spot because of the ease of access with the gravel road that runs from the bus stop/parking lot all the way up to the cabin. There isn't that much to see or do directly outside the cabin but there is a nearby lake that looked like a great fishing/picnic spot. We probably wouldn't go again given our other options but we had a nice trip!
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