Getsvedjeberget

The first day with the visitors started with this steep but short walk up to a fine view point looking out over the typical High Coast geography (see extra).
After our walk and picnic we felt like a little more sustenance so we drove to Docksta and Jeltsjes Chocolate Cafe where we tried a variety of hot chocolate drinks, of which I think chocolate with chilli and cinnamon was the favourite.
Strengthened by an input of delicious calories we visited a hill top where a road has been built up to a viewpoint to enable those who can't walk up themselves to experience a wide view across the forest landscape (blipped by Jan).
Home to Indian food and Mike and Charl introduced us to Azul, a new board game.
The name of this hill reflects a bit of Swedish history; Get-svedje-berget. The second part of the name - svedje - is a slash-and-burn method of cultivation. The forest was chopped down and burned, then a special form of rye planted which grew well in the ash. You would get two harvests out of the burned area and then you had to move on and burn a new section. This form of agriculture was used before farms became established, when the whole area was wild forest. There are quite a few place names that include this term.
The first part of the name - get - equals goat, and the final part, berget, means the mountain.