Breakfast was served just after 8am, pancakes with ..... did you guess ....fresh blueberries, as well as a range of different flavors of skyr (yoghurt) and fresh chopped apple and orange.
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| Breakfast |
It's a fine day with very little wind, so after breakfast, the consensus is that we will go kayaking. We will take lunch with us, so there is another hour or so of faffing while Sheridan preps the contents for us to make our own sammies. Ham, salami, cheese, sun-dried tomatoes, fresh tomato, sliced onion, olives ...... Teen took a slice of white bread and an apple for his lunch (not that I'm obsessing).
Then it's into dry suits (overalls with feet included), plus a waterproof jacket and then lifejacket on top. With all the faffing to organise 10 people, it's about 11:20 before we're even ready to get bums in kayaks 🙄. The person in the back has to be able to reach the pedals to steer, so more faffing while each kayak is adjusted. Finally ..... we are off. We paddle out to the sand bar at the beginning of the next fjord, barely 1km away, and decide it's time for lunch. To be fair, I was hungry by this time as well. All that faffing really takes it out of you.
We scoffed our sammies and passed around extra snacks of fruit nuts and chocolate biscuits that Seridan had brought.
Fueled up, we set off again, this time aiming for the point of the next fjord we're there are reported to be seals. There were none on the rocks, but one rather large seal bobbed his head up now and again as we paddled deeper into the fjord.
About 3 kayaks had come to a halt, so we figured it was time to head back. Team Belinda and Deb lead the way, closely followed by Barb and Bill. We all made it back to shore without incident, though Heidi and Clemens were towed some of the way by Sheridan. Maybe if he had eaten properly .......
In total we kayaked 10.6km in just over 3 hours. It looks tiny on the map, but not a bad effort for newbies.
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| Thanks garmin |
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| The sand bar is to the left, and no-seal point and the next fjord we kayaked to |
The rest of the day we chased fox cubs, groups of as many as 5, playing together like kittens. They really are very cute.
Heidi and Clemens alternated between roasting in the sauna and cooling off in the sea. Brrrrr.
Dinner was a sort of fish mash-up with arctic cod which was delicious, and mashed spuds
The house we are staying in is family owned, and as it is on a nature reserve, no new buildings are allowed. They can repair/maintain the existing house, but it has to be kept "traditional". So the house is rather quirky. The kitchen, store room, bathroom/toilet and drying room are at ground level. 1st floor has the guides bedroom, 1 guest room with 3 beds, a dining room and a lounge. Up on 2nd floor are 4 more rooms, so it can sleep up to 12 guests.
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| Lounge |
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| Dining |
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| Dining |
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| Kitchen |
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| Kitchen |
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| Kitchen |
The kitchen has no running hot water, so water has to be heated in a kettle on the stove for washing dishes.
The stairs down to the kitchen are steep with not a very deep tread, more like a ladder than stairs. How anyone manages to carry food and plates etc up and down is a miracle.
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| Death stairs |
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| Sam braving the stairs |
You also have to duck your head, it's not tall enough to accommodate adult height.
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| Shower on the left, toilet on the right |
Basic but functional. Sort of. Once the power is working properly.
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| The beds are comfy and the house warm |
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