PU: 30 May - Day 11
Gillholmen - Koviks hamn 5 km
Eleven exciting days are over. Everything has been working very well for me as a lone paddler, both physically and mentally.
I was able to navigate Red Nose only by using compass and sea charts. Support from my homebase has been excellent.
However, during the last couple of nights I have been suffering from a terrible cough. Last night I even started to feel pain in my lungs. After a lot of thinking I have today decided to end this adventure at this time. Better safe than sorry! The HBB challenge is always open for future attempts.
Very early this morning I called Per-Eric, my son in law, and he kindly agreed to pick me up. I back tracked 5 km from Gillholmen to the nearest marina easily accessible from the mainland.
Again it was a very difficult decision to throw in a rather wet towel - but in order to stay healthy for a future adventure is important to listen to your body and your wife. I am pleased to have paddeled 216 km, almost 10% of the full HBB distance.
In closing this blog I would like to thank all known and unknown followers for your interest in my adventure. Keep your eyes open for any future activity of common interest on this site
Thanks and sayonara!
Staffan
PS.
Red Nose left HBB in style, in a horse taxi!
