April 29, 2009
After the challenging days leading to getting across Vestfjorden to meet Mia in Lodingen, I’ve had several fantastic days. The trip up the Tjeldsundet from Lodingen to Harstad was about 35 nautical miles and couldn’t have been a better day. The wind settled down, the tide was right, the company was [...]
Archive for April, 2009
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Saturday, April 25
Call it karma, but after a great start, I’ve run into a tough stretch.
One day crossing a fjord called Folda, I got hit by a breaking wave I didn’t see coming and suddenly was upside down. At least I found I can roll a fully loaded kayak in very rough seas. It was frustrating [...]
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Tuesday, April 21
Honestly, the past couple of weeks have been a blurring mix of adventure and challenge. We’ve battled winds over 30 knots and had the same winds come behind us and push us with delightful (and adrenaline pumping) force.
We’ve seen gray seals, porpoise, dozens of sea eagles, sea otters, snow-capped mountains and countless islands. [...]
The solo portion of the trip begins with sad news.
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April 15, 2009
Jeff and I have made excellent time up the coast and he is leaving to rejoin Lizzie today. From here, starting today, I’m paddling solo, though I hope to have other folks join me from time to time. It’s a bit scary.
But…I’m doing this in part in honor of my sister, Sandy Lonas, [...]
Leaving Ulsteinvik
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Jeff and I are off very soon. Before we hit the water I just had to say thank you again to Inge and Greta. Last night, after and excellent presentation at the YMCA, we shared an evening meal with them and they shared stories, played a song that their daughter created at school in her [...]
April 1 — But it’s no joke!
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The journey Jeff and I are undertaking has again proven to be adventure,
but an adventure in meeting people and developing relationships. The
scenery has been spectacular, don’t get me wrong, in fact yesterday we
paddled past Hornelen mountain reputed to be the largest sea cliff in
Europe, over 860 meters straight up from the sea.
The snow capped mountains [...]
