Yesterday went barefoot through magnificent peat bog for some 7 km. Sphagnum moss was incredibly soft, like moist sponge but softer, heather and related shrubs were harsher to step on, the tundra shrub birch species was most harsh to step on but not like stepping on pine cones or needled either. Extreme variety for bog species for a bog. Camped. Drank Solomon Headhunter. Our kava n00b said initially that he felt nothing, added 2 tbsp brew and later said that legs were quite soft and balance was affected 
We used guava juice for chaser, ate some rye bread, vegetables and grilled some meat.
I felt the jaw muscle tone stimulant effect but fell asleep swiftly but woke up 2 hrs later because had to pee and did nit fall asleep for an hour or two. Managed to sleep well after that.
Returned through the bog. Very variable landscape. Various shades of green and red sphagnum moss. Reached forest, undergrowth was mosses, stiff club-moss, ferns, forest horsetails... as if a journey to Carboniferous or Permian era before dinosaurs. The final stage of the trip was mostly spruces and horrible swarms of insects (dlies, misquutoes, ticks) and half-rotten wood left by lumberjacks and tall grass near a canal - not exactly pleasant place - and we all got some scratches with minor bleeding but the bog was worth it, a wonder of nature indeed.
We used guava juice for chaser, ate some rye bread, vegetables and grilled some meat.I felt the jaw muscle tone stimulant effect but fell asleep swiftly but woke up 2 hrs later because had to pee and did nit fall asleep for an hour or two. Managed to sleep well after that.
Returned through the bog. Very variable landscape. Various shades of green and red sphagnum moss. Reached forest, undergrowth was mosses, stiff club-moss, ferns, forest horsetails... as if a journey to Carboniferous or Permian era before dinosaurs. The final stage of the trip was mostly spruces and horrible swarms of insects (dlies, misquutoes, ticks) and half-rotten wood left by lumberjacks and tall grass near a canal - not exactly pleasant place - and we all got some scratches with minor bleeding but the bog was worth it, a wonder of nature indeed.
