Cold days in Norway
Ya well, the snow has been covering most of Norway for at least a month, but that was no surprise. Yet I found a stretch of warm water on the fjord near Geilo coming from a factory upstream. Sweet!! I don’t want to know what’s in that water: I am just more than happy to have found a cute winter spot! The water is shot out of a cave and into a tight little channel with walls high enough to put gates easely. A bit of dealing with the owner of that factory and I could have my own slalom course put up in no time :-) !!!
Even better, I was out this past Saturday on the lake in Geilo: the sun had been warming up enough that I could break off the ice with my kayak and create a 500m long channel to paddle on. On one side, a fan club of cross country skiers probably wondering what the hell and on the other side, an slalom (alpine skiing) competition happening; load music comming from the speakers; lovely scene to watch from the water!!!
Suggestions for a warmer paddling destination this winter?? Hit me with it…
This entry was posted on Sunday, November 19th, 2006 at 8:36 pm and is filed under Paddler Lifestyle Articles.
