The last day of May and first day of June were the first real summer days this year, maybe 25°C in the air, a fresh breeze but cold water still.
Me and two friends went to a place south of Säffle (a small town 100 km from my home) where the north end of a fantastic archipelago starts. (Here is the Google Map adress for
Hjälleskate ) Perfect place to start a trip in
Millesvik skärgård and to kayak south to Lurö, Ekenäs or just to go around all the small islands and reefs in this almost uninhabited archipelago. We did't see any other kayakers and only one sailing boat (a bit out on the lake) and one small motor boat during the two days we were there.
We started on Tuesday noon and paddled south to Sjötungsholmarna where we stayed the night. And the sunset that evening! Marvelous! Just watch the photos below.
After a warm night we then proceeded to Ekenäs,
where I was just a couple of days before coming from Lurö, and had a coffee and an ice cream. Then we had a long trip in the afternoon sun back to Hjälleskate.
An amazing place to kayak in. We saw only one person (and a few at Ekenäs) the whole trip but a lot of birds. Sea eagles, ospreys, a heron, storlomm (gavia artica) and heard the great bittern (Botaurus stellaris) and the common cuckoo (Cuculus canorus). Besides those all the normal birds in the area.
The trip:
- Distance traveled 49,2 km (30 miles)
- Time traveled 9h 40 min.
- Average speed 5,1 km/h (3,3 mi/h)
- Maximum speed 9 km/h (5,1 mi/h)
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| My friends Helene and Björn |
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| Fika! (Coffee break) |
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| Dinner |
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| Sunset |
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| Björn |
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| Helene |
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