September

This September has been very, very nice and warmer than usual. There has been a lot of kayaking, of course, and I have not been home or been to tired to update my blog. Sorry!
Also there is no video this time. I have filmed a bit but then again it takes a lot of time to edit and I just hadn't had the time.

The photos are from a afternoon trip from Nordkroken to the tip of Halleberg on a very nice day. I was actually sitting nude on a rock drinking coffee as it was too hot in my wetsuit. Before going ashore I did about 20 rolls and it's slowly feeling as it was early this spring. Very easy! Good.

The next trip was with two friends, Martin and his wife Margareta, in Kinneviken. That was to an event where Friluftsfrämjandet was giving people the chance to test canoeing and kayaking. I was there to help and show some rolls. (Show off!)

Then I was out two days on Lake Vättern with a friend, Frida. Again marvelous weather. And I took a swim in infamously cold Vättern, in september! Actually rather nice.

Again a trip with Friluftsfrämjandet and this time at Yttre Bodane, my home waters. Nice day with a bit of wind and sea. Not much, just so it was a little bit fun. While the others went back home I stayed the night on a small island by myself. A campfire, a beautiful moon and a good sleep in my hammock. Life couldn't be better.

The last trip was the end of the season with Friluftsfrämjandet in Lidköping. An evening trip where the last hour was in the dark. All we had was some glow-sticks to see each other. Several times we heard beavers slap their tails close to us, but otherwise completely silent. Perfect finish of the season.

At Lake Vänern. Halleberg to the right

A feather in the water

Autumn colors at Kinneviken

Margareta

Most photos from the trip on Vättern were fuzzy. So I made Frida even more fuzzy!

Stora Röknen is a military area. We are not allowed to go ashore on this island. (We didn't)

Out of the rock at Yttre Bodane.

Someone is taking a photo of three moose.

A moose cow with two calves

Out of the rock 2!

Just as I was going asleep in my hammock when the moon appeared 

Campfire

Morning at Yttre Bodane

Calm Sunday

Listening to Magnus Hägg

He teaches us how to take a nice photo

Probably I make all the mistakes taking this photo

Following a red glowlight

Me.                               Photo taken by Magnus Hägg.

Vänersborg

I have been working a lot last week and been to tired to go out the few days I've had the chance to go kayaking. But now finally after some hours sleep and with I beautiful weather I took the chance.

Not far from our pilot station at "Sanden" in VänersborgI started at the still empty marina. Then along the coast past "Skräcklan" and to "Nordkroken" beach. Turning back I took some coffee at "Långa Maja" first.
A wonderful afternoon and most of the time I didn't need anything on my head! A first this year. But as you can see on a couple of the photos there are still some ice.



In the background the old water tower of Vänersborg

A break at "Långa Maja"

Nice sun



This was as far as I got this way

The ice is still pretty thick. But getting soft

Back at Vänersborg marina, No boats at all in the water yet.

Training

A very busy week working. Not so much time for kayaking but I started the week with a day training rescue with the pilot boat. The crew on the boat needs to practice to pick us pilots up from the water if we fall in. I was in my kayak taking photos and then beeing "rescued" by the crew. With my dry suit I could stay a bit longer in the water then my colleagues.

Then on sunday it was very nice weather although a bit windy. I started at Nordkroken in Vargön and paddled around Halleberg to Gardesanna. Three nice hours in my Anas Acuta.  I also tried to do some rolls in the surf. I went better than expected and I found out that the butterfly roll was better to do then the standard sweep-roll.

  

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