The hike into Øvresaga was lovely. That is, after we got past the first few kilometres where we just walked alongside the road. The fall colours in the forest were beautiful and we made ourselves at home atop of a hill overlooking the lake for lunch. There was a cabin nearby so we may have technically been eating in their backyard but we didn't mind and they didn't seem to either.

On our hike into the Øvresaga I was extremely pleased to see that there were still (small) blueberries to be found! Whoever said you can't pick blueberries in October wasn't trying hard enough. Østmarka is a blueberry gold mine. (And a beautiful place to hike in the fall.)


We didn't stay at the cabin for very long in order to catch the bus home at a reasonable hour. At a glance it seemed like an average cabin with a two bedrooms and a canoe that can be borrowed if you're staying overnight. The water was super calm that day -- great conditions for a paddle if we had had time! We hiked back along the roads instead of the trail to cut back on travel time. But to our dismay, we didn't stand far enough out of the shelter and the bus drove right by us. The next bus didn't come for another hour and we weren't exactly dressed for standing around.


To add insult to injury, there was nothing to do around the bus stop. No cafes, no points of interest, just a bunch of houses and a lake. Walking to the nearest station was a bit of a crap shoot. Some of the stops on the way in seemed basically as good as getting dropped off in the forest. At least here we could get away from the main road and still be near civilization. We managed to catch the next bus and have been vigilant about being very visible at bus stops since!

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