Dalslandspaddling 2017

This is the 10th year I arrange a kayak trip along the coast of Dalsland on the Lake Vänern. We were 12 persons in total and had maybe the best weather yet. Warm but not to hot, windy but not too much and few mosquitoes. Perfect!

We started at Yttre Bodane and paddled 23 km to Storön at Tösse where we spent the night. The camp site is a place with a fire pit, toilets, fire wood and a house where it's allowed to stay indoors if necessary. And it's all for free!
Next day we went back more inshore and after 25 km we were back at Yttre Bodane. A very nice kayaking trip with good friends.

Frida

In i Trollön at Vingens hamn. An old quarry.

Andreas

Hallelujah! 

Someone is up there!

At Storön

Susanne

Anders

Joakim

Frida got a new paddling style

Björn

Dag and Kajsa

The group!

Anders is making a roll

Vi paddlade så in i vassen! We paddled into some reeds

Helgeland 2017

I have not been writing anything on my blog for a long time. Sorry! I have been busy working on my YouTube channel and most of all I have been kayaking. Surprise! At the end of my post there is a link to my YouTube channel where you kan see all my kayaking videos.

Helgeland

This is a district i Northern Norway where the Arctic Circle is passing through. I was leading a group of 10 kayakers for 11 days out on the marvelous waters and among the many islands in the area.

Preparations and travel.

Checking that all gear and food fits in the kayaks

Sven has arrived and all kayaks and gear are loaded.

Moose and caribou are dangers on the road 

Taking a break early morning in the Swedish/Norwegian mountains

Breakfast on the road

All four cars joins in Norway

Kayaking

Rödöy

My daughter Paula

Rödöylöve in the background

Me :)

A very nice beach

Kayaking in the midnight sun

Me, Christer and Paula are circumnavigating Rödöy one night (midnight sun)

Midnight above the Arctic Circle

My Nordkapp and Hestmona island

Me in my Nordkapp

If it wasn't for the warm clothing this could have been in the Mediterranean

On a calm passage between islands

All the time we had the snow-covered mountains in the background

When not on the water

Some days were cold and rainy

Baking bread

Taking coffee at a cafe on Rödöy

Luröy

Notice the person left of the center of the photo. The scale is different here then from home.

Every day fish! Lennart is our chief fisherman 

The characteristic "shark fin" of Lovund.

Our camp at Rödöy

Midnight sun

Hestmona in the background

At Vikingen island, a small island with the Arctic Circle statue 

Rödöylöva is this big!

Far out at sea we can see Traena

Admiring the view

Nice camp