Kajakkspesialisten Norway

Despite my too few blog entries, I have been preparing well for the long paddle trip this summer. My greatest concern of them all is my 54 year old body failing to serve me on this adventure. I'm in fairly good shape, but like most other people my age, things are not as easy as they were when you were younger. And you don't recover so fast from over straining yourself anymore. Consequences are worse and more long-lasting when you're 54. With that I believe that the most important preparation will be to just paddle a lot before the trip, and gradually build up the habit of long days in the kayak. I started out in 2026 settling for an average of 20 km. a week.  It's not a lot when you think of the trip where we expect to paddle an average of 40 km. a day. But it's a good start. And since it is winter and pretty cold, I decided it was a good and not too ambitious way to begin. Unfortunately, my nearest waters are frozen. So instead I have been paddling my next-nearest ...