Kayaking, Byrum, Öland

Drove to Byrum's raukar on the north-western side of Öland to paddle for a few hours.. First headed south in head winds that made for slow and bouncy progress.. At the turning point there were nice and fairly big surf waves in which I played around for a bit before turning back north again, pushed forward in a brisk pace with tail winds..

Kayaking, Utö-Nåttarö, July 15th-17th

A 2 1/2 day round-trip starting at Gruvbryggan after a ferry from Årsta.. Started with a south-westerly route in moderate head winds past Rånö's west side down to southern Nåttarö where I had the first tent camp.. Continued past Nåttaröhals the morning after, past Stora Björn and Storsand with nice tail winds.. At Hamnudden the winds from the side that bounced on the cliffs created rather choppy conditions.. Second tent camp on a small island north of Järnholmen, then I took the ferry back to Årsta on Friday morning..

Kayaking, Archipelago, July 11th-13th

A 3 day paddle starting in Stavsnäs, heading south and south-east to Bullerö, then south and south-west round the southern tip of Nämdö and then back northbound again.. Winds from the south, at times fairly brisk, giving nice waves to try out the new blue Kahuna..

Hiking, Storulvån-Sylarna, July 1st-2nd

A 2 day hike in Jämtlandsfjällen with the lady, from Storulvån to Sylarna and back, some 32 kilometres.. Very warm and sunny, luckily a mild breeze made it bearable.. we camped with nice views of "Templet", "Slottet and "Storsylen" pretty near the mountain station.. Mosquito-season in full force.. Sore feet were cooled in streams a few times..