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An expedition in
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Your adventure for summer / autumn 2023 ? In September 2022 , I did a group expedition to Lofoten , Norway . The route we kayaked was from Ramberg to Å , which is the exposed side of the island Moskenesoya of the outer island of the Lofoten peninsula . We rounded the point of Moskenesoya ,
Lofotodden . At this point , the famous tidal current Moskenstraumen is created twice daily because the tidal water speeds up around the point . It is one of the strongest ocean currents in the world and was feared for many hundreds of years by seafarers from Europe .
INTRO
Oscar is the brain behind the expedition and invited Chris , Lukas and me to join . Lukas and I drove from southern Norway , where we worked as guides this summer . It was a long drive , and we spoke about our memories from Lofoten along the way . Last year we were in Lofoten with our school Outdoor Academy , practising surfing , rock hopping and tide racing . It ’ s so beautiful up there , and such a variety of things is offered to practice and enjoy . A year ago , we thought that we wanted to come back to Lofoten , and we did not think it would be already next year !
On the 13th of September , Lukas and I came to Lofoten Beach Camp in the evening . This was when we met Chris for the first time , and it was quite a long time ago since we saw Oscar . We had dinner together and started to get to know each other . Everyone was super excited about the trip .
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