Shaking off jetlag, I gave a lecture about my circumnavigation of Newfoundland in downtown Gothenburg.
Date: 10/25/2008
Johan and Sara Wagner -- Owners of Escape Kajakcenter
Date: 10/31/2008
Sara
Sara's baby was due in just weeks but she was still active paddling!
Date: 10/31/2008
Gothenburg is the beginning of the Swedish Archipelago
Date: 10/31/2008
Air temps near freezing water about 5 celcius
Date: 10/31/2008
Lunch stop on a nearby island; warm fire and lunch
Date: 10/31/2008
Islands as far as you can see....
Date: 10/31/2008
Sara teaching
Date: 10/31/2008
NDK kayaks nestled on a pocket beach, complete with a grass lawn
Date: 10/31/2008
Greg and Sara relax near the fire during a lunch break
Date: 10/31/2008
Swedish steel and fire brings out the Viking in you...
Date: 10/31/2008
Catarina rests near the fire.
Date: 10/31/2008
Drysuit brigade...
Date: 10/24/2008
The conditions require a drysuit at this time of year. I'm second on the left in my Kokatat expedition suit.
Off to explore new islands
Date: 10/31/2008
Preparing for a windy crossing to Nidingen Island
Date: 10/27/2008
Johan on our way to Nidingen
Date: 10/27/2008
Headwinds paddling out and good tailwinds on return...
Date: 10/27/2008
Rain and Hail storm approaching Nidingen
We made it ashore just in time!
Date: 10/27/2008
I watch the storm as wind gusts and hail pelt the lighthouse tower
Date: 10/27/2008
The awesome view from the lighthouse.
Date: 10/27/2008
Nidingen; Relaunching my kayak after the storm
Date: 10/27/2008
Johan enjoying the conditions at the North end of Nidingen
Date: 10/27/2008
A burst of speed as I surf a small wave as we get tailwinds as we round the island
Date: 10/27/2008
Temps near freezing and wet from the weather but warm and dry in my drysuit
Date: 10/27/2008
The sky clears and the temperatures drop as we head back home
Date: 10/27/2008
Nidingen - climbing the large swell as we leave the coast of mainland Sweden behind us.
Date: 10/27/2008
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Date: 10/27/2008
Almost home, with the light fading
Date: 10/27/2008
Discussing the canted blade stroke during a class lecture
Date: 10/24/2008
Classroom work includes proper paddle extension understanding of bracing
Date: 10/30/2008
paddle sizing lecture
Date: 10/24/2008
introductions inside the kajakcenter
Date: 10/24/2008
Practicing strokes in sheltered water
Date: 10/24/2009
Returning to the colorful port and the shop after a day on the water.
Date: 10/25/2008
The conditions are chilly but the surroundings are beautiful
Date: 10/24/2008
strokes class
Date: 10/24/2008
instruction on forward strokes, bow rudders, directional strokes and more...
Date: 10/24/2008
Low brace practice
Date: 10/24/2008
working with a student on side sculling -- the "keystone" of Greenland technique
Date: 10/24/2008
"Now drop your upper leg, all weight on lower leg, and ARCH your back"
Date: 10/24/2008
OK -- Good -- my hands are not frozen and I can feel my fingers!
Date: 10/30/2008
Working on both a quiet and efficient forward stroke
Date: 10/30/2008
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Date: 10/30/2008
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Date: 10/30/2008
A student in a tuilik and a Qaannaq 512 - prepared for G-style!
Date: 10/30/2008
Many good landing beaches in the islands
Date: 10/30/2008
Giving Feedback
Date: 10/24/2008
Night paddle -- a student tries out my carbon Greenland paddle
Date: 10/29/2008
Early morning ice decorates the dock
Date: 11/01/2008
Enjoying another lunch with good friends and students
Date: 10/30/2008