Kristiansand

17th March 2008

We are now in Kristiansand, I have bad stomach cramps, dodgy bit of pork I do believe but it has me running to the loo repeatedly!

We paddled today from Lillisund, going down through the Blindleia, this is a classic route along the Southern coast of Norway, it winds in and out of many islands along the way and we were told by Rune in Arendal ‘ even if you have perfect weather on the outside you must take this way!’ So we did, it is awesome and well worth the visit, the fact that the forecast was for a Nor-westerly 6-7 didn't influence us a bit !!!! ‘Honest Guv’

We are only two days from Lindesness, one of the hard places we shall have to journey around, followed by a long and exposed section to Stavanger, we are hoping for a good forecast as there are no islands to break up the swell or limit the effects of the wind….Fingers crossed.

19th March 2008

Hi, we are still in Kristiansand at the moment, getting over this stomach complaint but left feeling pretty weak, which is really frustrating as it is a great day for paddling, not so great tomorrow!

 But there’s always a plus side to every down day and todays plus was meeting local kayaker and author Lars Verket.

Lars runs his own on-line magazine and also teaches and guides in the Kristiansand area, as well as being the author to a very well written guide book on this part of Norway, Lars is a very friendly and energy filled man with lots of local knowledge and we have spent much of today with him, if you wish to find out more about Lars you can visit his website at: www.adrenaline.no
So we are spending tonight at the Kristiansand kayak club, hopefully departing early tomorrow morning.

We hope everyone at home is fine and that you all have a very happy easter.

Picture 1 Jeff, Lars and Mark looking at charts for the South of Norway, for further pictures on the Kristiansand area visit http://www.adrenaline.no/

Picture 2 Lunch stop on the route into Kristiansand

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