The map of South Lofoten with the route marked on it:
Green line is the kayak part and the pink line is the walking part.
On Thursday August 21st 2008 I came back from my Ski-tour in Oscar 2 Land (Spitsbergen). I Looked at the weatherforecast and saw that the long term weather forecast for Lofoten was good. This was really good news!!.
On Friday I took the early morning flight from Longyearbyen to Oslo-Gardermoen, driving up north the same day. Picking up my sea-kayak in the Sjoa valley and continued driving up north.
On Saterday evening I reached Bodo in North Norway. I was really excited that I could start this trip (Sea-kayaking around South Lofoten) with nice weather.
Lofoten is one of the best places in Norway (the world??), as long as the weather is nice. I was making all my breakfast and lunches for the next days on the ferry boat from Bodo to Moskenes (point 16 on the Lofoten map). No time to waste!
Sunday August 24th 2008: Packing day and paddling in the Reinefjorden.
Steep mountains in Kjerkfjorden (point 18 on the map)
Click here (or on the picture) to see more pictures of Sunday August 24th 2008.On Sunday I was packing my equipment which I needed for some days of sea-kayaking.
I should start my trip the next day.
Because the weather was so nice, I went for some kayaking in the Reine fjorden
A nice place to start paddling!!
Monday August 25th 2008: 1st day of the trip. Paddling around the south point.
This day I paddled the longest distance of this trip. 36 km. It was nice weather and I wanted to paddle around the South point under good conditions. For sure paddling around the South point of Lofoten is the place to test the stability of your sea-kayak and the stability of yourself!!
Calm water at the east coast to start with (below point 1 on the map)
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to see more pictures of Monday August 25th 2008.Tuesday August 26th 2008: 2nd day of the trip. Paddling along the West coast.
Today it was mostly cloudy weather. I paddled 14 km along the west coast.
I pitch my tent in Hermannsdalen, point 6, just before it started to rain.
Campsite on the beach (point 5 on the map)
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for more information and pictures of Tuesday August 26th 2008.Wednesday August 27th 2008: 3rd day of the trip. Paddling along the West coast.
In the early morning it was still raining, but at the end of the morning the sun came back.
I only have to paddle today 6 km to the beautiful beach Buneset (point 7)
Steep mountains along the west coast
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for more information and pictures of Wednesday August 27th 2008.Thursday August 28th 2008: 4th day of the trip. Paddling in the Reine fjorden.
Early in the morning I walked my kayak over the low mountaincol (point 8) to the Reinefjorden. Walked back to get the other equipment, Packed my kayak again and paddled to point 9 in Kjerkfjorden. Pitch my tent there, paddled to the end of Kjerkfjorden and walked up Austredalen to the mountaincol (point 10) and enjoyed the view there. Walked and kayak back to my tent at point 9.
View towards the Reinefjorden from the mountaincol at point 8.
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for more information and pictures of thursday August 28th 2008.Friday August 29th 2008: 5th day of the trip. Paddling in the fjorden.
This 5th day should normally has been the last day, but the weather was so good that I added 3 more days to this trip. After visiting mountaincol (11) I paddled to Reine to buy more food and continued paddling to Djupfjorden (point 13) were I pitched my tent.
Looking over a small lake towards a mountaincol (point 11).
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for more information and pictures of Friday August 29th 2008.Saterday August 30th 2008: 6th day of the trip. Walking and camping on mountaintop Navaren.
After a long sleep, packed a small backpack and walked up to mountaintop Navaren (point 14).
Placed my tent on the top and enjoyed a beautiful sunset!
Sunset at Mountaintop Navaren, Hermannsdalstinden on the left
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for more information and pictures of Saterday August 30th 2008.Sunday August 31st 2008: 7th day of the trip. Sunset on Navaren, paddling the East coast and camping on mountaincol (15).
A long day. An early morning start to see the sunrise from mountaintop Navaren, Walk down to my sea-kayak at Djupfjorden (13). Paddling to the village A (point 1). Repacking my equipment in A. Paddling on Ag lake, walking up to the steep mountaincol (15) and place the tent on that mountaincol.
'Harry the polarbear' in front of the kayak and a empty big backpack on the back of my kayak.
Picture taking on the lake Ag, after repacking my equipment in the Village A.
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for more information and pictures of Sunday August 31st 2008.Monday September 1st 2008: 8th day of the trip. Sun on Mountaincol (15), Walking down to my kayak and paddling back to the village A.
In the morning it was cloudy with some rain. But the sun came again and I got some sun on the col. Walked down from the steep col to my sea-kayak and paddled back to the village A.
The end of this trip.(but probable going to the island Vaeroy on Wednesday for a nice daytrip).....
Campsite on the steep mountaincol (15), the village A (1) on the right.
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for more information and pictures of Monday September 1st 2008.Tuesday September 2nd 2008: Resting day for me, but not for "Harry the Polarbear"
On this resting day I took Harry out for some playing on a riverboard in the breaking waves at a sandy beach.
Harry with his riverboard, blue/yellow fins, blue propulsion gloves and a yellow life jacket.
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for more information and pictures of Tuesday September 2nd 2008.Wednesday September 3rd 2008: Paddling and walking at the beautiful island Vaeroy.
On this island, just south of Lofoten, I saw a very nice sunrise, I paddled to a special beach and walked up to a mountaintop. This was one of those very special days out in the field.
The beautiful beach on the island Vaeroy, a nice sand beach straight under the steep mountain Haen.
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for more information and pictures of Wednesday September 3rd 2008.This was the last day of this trip.
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