Friday 26 May 2017

Flowers to my wife this foggy morning

Progress update "PU": 

Yesterday (May 26, day 7) I left Malmon very early but still big waves but I made it safely to Lysekil and continued south to Lavo and last nights campsite. Many pleasure boats tried their best to create challenging surprise waves for Red Nose and his commander. Yesterday's paddel total: 28 km and grand total: 152 km.

This foggy morning I take the opportunity to send a flower to my wife Akane who has been very supportive of my paddle adventure. The flower I have chosen is called "Trift" (Armeria maritima). This flower is common on the Swedish west coast but can be found as a rare speci on  the east coast and is then called "Backtrift".

Commutin by kayak

Yesterday, while waiting for better paddle weather, I met a young fishermen/paddler living on Malmon. He told me that he commutes by kayak to Kungshamn every day from April to October (6 km one-way ). I then asked him what he was doing during the rest of the year? 
His answer: I windsurf in Indonesia.
His catch: mackerel and  crayfish.

Wild pansy (Viola tricolor) is very common on the islands of the Swedish west coast.

Here is a test model of a natural gear dryer for kayak paddlers.