Chilly Spring at Sea

Oh boy, was it good to be camping and paddling, even if my drysuit shoes were frozen on last Saturday morning! Six days at sea, with few good books and good camping gear... lots of migrating birds (falcons, ducks, grey herons) and three eagles! I did test my drysuit, just to be sure about it after several years hard use. I did find one minor scratch. Ahh... the shades? I get terrible migraines from the spring sun. All photographs in co-operation with Alli 'Auntie' Lind.

About sea and the noblest craft...

"However, as ocean paddlers, we journey upon the sea in what is the smallest and noblest of craft. We are all at the mercy of Neptune's whim. The sea is king and the wind rules across it's surface. Listen to it's every breath, sense it's pulse and be cautious." (Jeff Allen: "Expedition Essentials", Ocean Paddler issue 14, 2009)

I'm missing the sea again... desperately... the shitty times are not over [image: 'Auntie' Alli in Hanko during the Easter holidays]