Mtb, Lunsen, Uppsala, 1st of May

The traditional May 1st ride in Lunsen, Uppsala, with close to 20 people from the Happymtb.org forum.. As usual, splendid weather, superb trail selection, chilled lunch break with BBQ at Torpet and nice people sharing the same passion for mtb.. After-bike pizza to recoup energy was great too..

Mtb, Öland, 21st & 22nd of April

Two solo rides on northern Öland with Byxelkrok as the usual starting point.. Amazing, summery weather despite being in mid-late April.. The rocky beach on the west side offers lots of technical challenges and the sandy White Prick's trail on the east side down towards Böda Sands Camping was a blast as usual..

Mtb, Järvafältet, Stockholm, 17th of April

Mtb ride on Järvafältet with around a dozen other people collected from the Happymtb.org forum.. Wide range of bikes, from cyclo-cross, singlespeed 29'er to hardtails, FS Mtb's and AM bikes.. Trails were varied as well, and it was a lovely warm sunny spring day.. As usual, we finished at Helenes Fik which never dissapoints..

Mtb, Lunsen, Uppsala, 10th of April

First "spring ride" in Lunsen with most of the snow gone, and also first proper trial run on my new mtb.. Went from Plantskolan towards Torpet, took a break, and then tried the winter/ski trail back, which turned out to be rather unsuitable for mtb, but after navigating over the wetlands to Upplandsleden, riding was excellent again all the way towards Flottsbro before I was done for the day..

Mtb, Hellas, 9th of Jan

Hike and hike and hike and some bike.. Snow-ride on mtb in Hellas in a temperature above freezing resulted in very soft trails that offered little flow.. But we made it to Brotorp eventually for a couple of great waffles & coffee.. In three hours including the lunch break we accumulated a meager 15 kilometers, but it was still very nice to be out..

Scuba Diving, Malta & Gozo, 18th-20th of Nov

Three days of scuba diving in Malta.. First day included some easy dives around Sliema, second day two nice wreck dives on the northwestern side of Malta, Rosie the tug boat and the P29 patrol boat.. At around 35 meters deep these boats offer plenty of marine life and visability was superb.. Third day, we went to Gozo and the Inland sea and Blue hole dive sites, with cool caves, tunnels and steep drop-offs..

Kayak Surfing & Rock Hopping, Torö, 13th of Nov

Mid-November kayak sufing & rock hopping session at Torö Stenstrand with Emil.. The winds that were forecastes went missing but there were still decent old swells to play around in.. We caught some surfs, had a couple of close enounters with rocks, and a few unplanned swims and being thrown up on shore..

Mtb, Järvafältet, Oct 24th

Randomized solo ride for 3 hours in the pouring rain, a few degrees above freezing.. Mixing the usual forrest trails on Järvafältet with plenty of smaller ones I'e never seen, and some riding, hiking and carrying offroad, over ditches, hills and through bushes.. Defrosting and drying on Helenes fik afterwards..

Mtb, Hellas-Handen, 10th of Oct

Mtb ride on Sörmlandsleden with guys from the Happymtb forum, from Hammarby to Handen via Alby where we stopped for lunch.. Nice autumn weather and not too muddy and slippery, but I was still pretty tired the last few hours, being way off any decent biking form.. Train back from Handen to the city, total distance in the saddle was close to 50 kilometers, including the rides to and from the trails..

Urban Kayaking, Stockholm

Saturday paddle with Emil, getting the best of Stockholm's urban waters on a mostly sunny day.. Started from Huvudsta, paddled through Karlberg channel, to the first floodgate at Slussen to the sea side of Stockholm.. Onwards past Gamla Stan and Östermalm through Djurgården channel to an autumn desolated Fjäderholmarna for lunch.. On the way back we followed the Nacka side, had a coffee break in Hammarby Sjöstad and then used the Hammarby floodgate back into lake Mälaren where we rounded Södermalm and Kungsholmen.. Total distance was 30km..

Kayaking, Nynäshamn, 11th-12th of Sept.

Kayaking with the lady in the Nynäshamn archipelago.. We started on Saturday southbound from Lövhagen, through the Draget channel and then down to Korsudden where we had lunch.. After rounding Långsudden, we turned north with nice tail winds up to Yttre Gården where we camped for the night.. In the Sunday morning, our only launch point out from the beach offered challenging breaking waves.. We continued north with lunch close to Äspskär and finally turned back south at Örnäsudden via the Nynäshamn harbour area to the starting point..

Kayak Sailing, Ingaröfjärden, 28th of Aug

Half-day trip on Ingaröfjärden, with the distinct feeling of autumn being around the corner.. Before noon, I was mostly sailing, except for when passing through sheltered channels between the rocky islands.. After lunch, the wind dropped considerably, so I paddled the 15 kilometres back to my starting point at Älgö..