SE: Kråkerön – Stenungsund

Tuesday, August 21: Sunny and windstill to begin with, wind turning southerly and a bit stronger in the course of the day

Kayaking: 26.3 km

Stenungsund Camping Ground

Panorama at Kråkerön
Panorama at Kråkerön

Both Kirsten & I were up at the crack of dawn and no one else was around. I had found the milk and so could have a white coffee to go with the crispbread and cheese. The tent had become very wet but the night had been very clear with not only a beautiful sunset but also an appearance of the Milky Way – must have been a first for the Northern Hemisphere.

Philipp’s alarm went off at 7:30 (no need to get up any earlier as we were packed and ready to go well before the others). In any case people seemed a little more eager to get on the water today as the weather promised to be very good and, apart from a few clouds in the morning, lived up to it promise. Read more…

SE: Hönö – Kråkerön

Monday, August 20: Heavy rain overnight, clearing, becoming sunny at first, clouding over with a return to sunshine in the late afternoon, all the while very windy (N → W → N)

Kayaking: 24.6 km

Kråkerön wilderness camping

Panorama at Hönö
Panorama at Hönö

Kirsten and I were up around 6:00, Kirsten for a short swim, me a few minutes later. For the first real kayaking breakfast it was coffee (black for me), crisp bread with butter & cheese from our individual caches. Bit by bit the younger people got up & had their stuff.

The tent was very wet, and Kirsten applied the sponge to somewhat drying it. The wind was doing its part as well. But things will be a bit damp for a while. Read more…


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