# The Journey to Vemminghög explained — The Wonderful Adventures of Nils > Chapter companion for The Wonderful Adventures of Nils by Selma Lagerlöf. ## What happens In early November, the wild geese fly over Halland Ridge into Skåne after resting in Westergötland. Nils Holgersson, feeling homesick, observes the changing landscape from the plains to the coast. Akka shows the goslings what foreign lands look like by flying over Söder Ridge, the Skåne plain, and the Öresund coast, but Nils's heart aches with homesickness upon seeing familiar willow groves. ## Themes in this chapter ### Adventure and Exploration The wild geese continue their journey south, exploring new landscapes and showing the goslings what foreign lands look like. ### Freedom vs. Confinement Nils feels confined by his fate and homesickness, contrasting with the freedom of the geese's flight. ## Character check-ins ### Nils Holgersson Feels homesick and sad as the landscape reminds him of Skåne; he is unhappy with the delay in Westergötland and longs to be far away. ### Akka Leads the flock and shows the goslings the appearance of foreign lands by flying over various Skåne landscapes. ## Key lines > If I were only well out of Skåne and in some foreign land, I should know for certain that I had nothing to hope for, and would feel easier in my mind. Nils thinks that if he were far away from Skåne, he could accept his situation and stop hoping for a return home. _Reveals Nils's inner conflict between hope and resignation._ > From the moment that he had seen the first willow grove his heart ached with homesickness. Seeing a familiar willow grove made Nils intensely homesick. _Highlights the emotional impact of familiar landscapes on Nils._ ## Links - HTML: https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_wonderful_adventures_of_nils_se/chapters/the-journey-to-vemmingh-g - Book: https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_wonderful_adventures_of_nils_se - All chapters: https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_wonderful_adventures_of_nils_se/chapters