Back in Obbola – opening the kayak season
Friday
Two days ago Annika and I returned from our Finnmark and Finland journey. Just north of Umeå there was a low layer of strange clouds. Any of you who knows what kind of clouds this is?
Saturday
We are back home in Obbola in Sweden. The sky is clear and blue. In wintertime this often means that it can be pretty cold outside. Instead we had up to +8 or +9 °C. What a strange winter.
The wind is strong. The waves have already crushed the ice floes. In the afternoon the floating ice has been blown away into the open sea.
There is still some snow around but parts of the ground is free of snow. That‘s early for the season. And so is the arrival of the first whooper swans.
Sunday
The wind has calmed down and so have the waves. Time to fetch the kayak from the garage and open the kayak season. While there was not much of ice left at the shores of Obbola and the island Bredskär there was another highlight today: A 360°C halo round the sun.
Next week?
It looks like we expect colder temperatures, sun and calm weather. I hope, I have more opportunities to do some kayaking.