NORDIC PADDLING

Back in April last year, Kaya and I went on a short kayaking trip into Lysefjord. Two days. One night. Simple plan.

Before we left, we checked the forecast — not just temperature and rain, but the wind direction and timing. In Lysefjord, wind changes everything. Especially from Flørli and further inward, where an easterly can funnel through the terrain and make the inner fjord feel suddenly serious.

So we planned our route to work with the forecast rather than fight it: start from Songesand, paddle inward to Håheller, camp for the night, and then (if the wind arrived as expected) ride it back out the next day.