Mountainbiking, Northern Öland, Sunday 14th

Another half-day ride, this time we headed east on dual-tracks in the forrests out to the sea where we rode on the beach for a couple of kilometres southbound.. A lap on the running trail close to Böda Sand and then we followed the "White Prick's Trail" up on a sandy ridge north again, a really nice section with a great flow broken up by challenging sand-pits..

Mountainbiking, Northern Öland, Saturday 13th

Half-day bike ride with GF from Byxelkrok on Öland, up north to the light-house "Tall Eric", round Grankullaviken and then a lap in Trollskogen. After that, we headed south along path next to old rail tracks and then west back to the cabin. Pretty chilly and windy, but with the blue skies still great weather for mid-October!

Mountainbiking, Fornstigen, Lovön, Sweden

Another ride on Fornstigen at Lovön, starting at the parking lot in Drottningholm.. This time with the company of 4 guys from the Happymtb online forum.. Decent pace with a couple of short stops along the way.. Back at the car about 2 hours after we took off.. Great fun and a really nice late autumn day..

Mountainbiking, Fornstigen, Lovön, Sweden

Drove to Drottningholm where I parked the car to try out Fornstigen on Lovön for the first time, a 18 kilometres long trail that passes cultural and historical sites along the way.. Turned out to be one of the best I've ridden on mountainbike.. Most of the way you get a really nice flow in the riding that suits well for a singlespeed.. Some sections are on gravel roads which is nice to catch your breath.. A great Sunday morning that was finished off with coffee and hotdog..

Kayaking, Lake Mälaren, Sweden

A 5 hour kayaking trip on Lake Mälaren on a nice autumn day.. Pretty windy but aviodable by staying on the leeward side of the islands.. Went from my regular starting point on Kärsön north up along the east side of Lovön, and then turned back south past Drottningholm.. Saw plenty of swan-families.. As usual, when kayaking in Mälaren, I had to take care in channels and sounds as plenty of motor boats are speeding in a rather reckless way..

Mountainbiking, Sörmlandsleden 1-2, Sweden

4-5 Hours on Sörmlandsleden's first and second section together with my GF.. We started in Hammarbyhöjden, entered Sörmlandsleden at Björkhagen and followed it down to Alby Friluftsgård where we turned back and followed the same route home.. A few stops along the way including lunch next to a meadow watching horses graze.. Nice early autumn weather with sun and blue skies, but fairly cool temperature that was very comfortable for biking.. These trails are varied and fairly hilly at a few places but not too technical, suited quite well for a beginner and a slightly handicapped rider..

Mountainbiking, Hellas-Sörmlandsleden, Sweden

Went out on my Kona singlespeed for a couple of hours in the area close to where I live.. Tried a couple of trails on "Sicklaskiftet", some others in the area close to Hellasgården and then finished on Sörmlandsleden section 1.. I still have to get off when it is steep uphill and on the more technical sections, lacking strength in my left leg and being wary of having a fall.. But it's getting better for each ride, hope to be in pretty decent form within a month or so..

Kayak Surfing, Torö Stenstrand, Sweden

With a force 5-6 wind coming in from south-west, it's best to make good use of a sunny day and head to Torö.. I wasn't the only one that had the same idea, the rocky beach was full with sea sport enthusiasts.. Most of them were windsurfers, a fair amount were kite-boarders, a few were regular surfers and then there was me, the only one with a paddel.. As usual when the surf waves are high, I had a couple of un-planned swims but it was great fun and a decent work-out.. Although entering the kayak on slippery stones in a rough sea with a weak left leg is hard, it didn't make much difference out in the waves..

Kayaking, Gräsö, Sweden

Kayaking on Sunday at the west side of Gräsö in the northern archipelago.. Out for a couple of hours, nice weather, fairly choppy waves that bounced back from the cliffs, several hidden shoals that forced a couple of unplanned stops.. On one of the pictures "Forsmark 1, 2, 3" can be seen on the other side of the sound, a bit unusual to have nuclear plants in the scenic photos.. First run with an improvised new seat made with old frame+silver tape and lots of foam pads, worked well..

Kayaking, Torö-Landsort, Sweden

A 24 hour long paddle trip in the southern archipelago, starting from Ören on Torö and heading south-east towards Landsort.. Slow pace and a few stops along the way, nice sunny weather on Saturday.. Spent the night in my tent on a little rock island, occationally woken up by distant thunder and some rain showers.. The forced "seal-landings" due to my limited mobility caused a leak in the bow, but it was temporarily fixed with the trusted "silver-tape".. Sunday morning offered grey skies and the calm sea looked like a green porrage with the algae blossoming..