Kayaking – SY Hullu Poro

🛶🏕️…Skauerøya…🏕️🛶

On July 10, 2026

Lille Poro, Unna and me were out for an overnighter on the municipality owned island of Skauerøya. This overnighter was for long on my wishlist and now was the time. Skauerøya is well known within Lillesand and beyond. It made it under the Top 10 in one of the articles published in Yachting Monthly magazine for the Southern Norway Coastline. A boaters & hikers island.

Unna is new to the team and it has itself more than enough depth irrespective you take the Sami or Swedish meaning.

I enjoyed this trip and will work on my setup as it should not have been a one off adventure. Going forward, it will opens up additional, more isolated places hard to discover by other means of transport.

The hike itself around Skauerøya was pleasant and gets three out of five stars under my personal ranking. It’s remarkable what a municipality can offer to its inhabitants and guests.

The three of us will remain in the starting blocks scouting for future adventures.

Fair winds…

Rest of the week…

By Bernd

On November 2, 2025

In B(H)iking, Kayaking, Norway

The rest of the week kept inviting us for more outdoor activities – namely kayaking and biking. Very little rain, no gales for a while but chilly temperatures. We stayed within the harbour boundaries as there was some old going swell outside in the Vestfjorden.

The Kabelvåg plaines remain my personal little gallaxy. The landscape is simply breathtaking and the distance about right to push my limits in terms of cold weather biking. Despite temperatures above freezing, we had some ground frost, which required additional attention. I have to praise the S-Works Tracer tyre again providing good grip even at these borderline conditions. Nevertheless a pair of studded tyres have arrived and shall be mounted soon to remain safe in the saddle through the winter.

Fair winds…

Cloudy Impressions

By Bernd

On September 12, 2025

In Kayaking, Norway

The gale went through over night and had lost its strength at the time I did my morning walk.

The clouds kept painting the scenery throughout the day and the short one hour kayaking tour with Lille Poro 🛶 felt more like meditation than anything else. It adds another dimension.

Why the hack to leave this island?!?

Fair winds…

Round Island Paddling (RIP)

By Bernd

On September 10, 2025

In Kayaking, Norway

It was a memorable and contemplative paddling today around the Skrova Island. Calm and slightly rough conditions playing hand in hand, just as it goes in normal life, sometimes. The buoyage in form of a crossing, also trying to give direction as shown on the photo; sometimes hard to understand but mostly helpful. I will remember this Round Island Paddling (RIP) for many reasons but one:

“On the ocean of life, we are all big ships, that pass through the night.”

I am getting used to Lille Poro 🛶, slowly. Nevertheless, keeping the VHF handheld radio ready in the grab-bag in case needed. Some people would smile about me, in rather good faith…I know that.

Fair winds…