Day 144. 23rd of July. Slettnes til Sandfjorden. 27 km, 7.1 km/hr average speed.
We started the day with a long and enjoyable breakfast with Inge and Einar.
Inge had catched a cold and they decided to stay one more day. A bit of a frustration perhaps, but they still have ample time to get to Grense Jakobselv. And when forced to stop, Slettnes Fyr is not a bad place to stay. We enjoyed the place, the hospitality of the staff and their waffles!
Last night a Sami family checked in, and we had and interesting conversation over excellent cured Reindeer meat.
They also came to see us off as we left Slettnes at 1130, late, but we planned a short day to Sandfjorden to meet Torbjørn and his brother Vidar who is trekking to Kinnarodden.
The awful weather that was forecast for today again did a no show. Good for us. We had a very good conditions and good visibility.
We passed Kinnarodden in almost flat water.
(Kinnarodden is Europe’s northernmost piece of land, Nordkapp is on an island)
We took time to make a nod to Jim Danielsson by paddling through a narrow passage and round the small islet with a mini lighthouse on it. In his book “148 days in a sea kayak”, he mentions this several times.
After that it was a short paddle to Sandfjorden, which ends in a several hundred meters long a sandy beach.
We pitched the tent just in time to put our stuff out of the rain that suddenly came.
Torbjørn and Vidar also came, not so suddenly, but according to plan, at 2030.
So now it’s time for conversation over dinner and updates from life back home.
Tomorrow we hope to make it to Sværholtklubben.
Weather Permitting. Good to be on the move again.
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