Day 34
The weather was much the same as Day
30, except that the wind changed direction to be head on.
I pushed through the cold windy
unhappiness towards the end of the peninsula. Once there I would
turn north and a little east and likely have a tail wind. About a mile
before that I found a nice marina with a shower and a living room, so
I gave up exhausted having covered less than half of my
intended route for the day.
I needed a break. It had been a long
week. The next day, Friday, was my birthday. If I paddled north I
might not end up anywhere for the Sabbath as nice as the marina I was
in, so I took the day off.
A strong north wind in the afternoon
meant I had probably chosen wisely. The sun lit the world and wild
flowers perfumed the air. The mountains here are beautiful and one
of them is sporting an enormous cave fairly high up. This is a great
birthday!
On Sunday I'll hopefully cross into the
Arctic circle, just three miles north of here, and on Monday I'll
likely end my trip in Ornes. That only leaves me with two more days
of paddling to find the plaque. But even if it doesn't turn up, the
trip won't have been a failure. I've documented my route so future
explorers will know where it's not. Also, I'm having a pretty great
time looking for it and that has to count for something, right?
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| From Norway Aug 13 2015 |
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