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into the little town on the other side , and there should be an open cafe . We walked over the mountain ridge . If we could not continue the trip , this was our way out . It was clear that the Vikings had used this as a portage too . But , even though we could carry the kayaks out here , we much rather kayak , so we hoped for the weather to calm down .
GOOD ADVICE ?
We met a local guy . He thought it was a very cool idea to kayak around . He said we would be fine as long as the weather is good . But did he know ? He was not originally from here , and he was not a fisherman . It is sometimes hard to know whose advice to take seriously or not . The cafe was closed . We sat on the dock briefly and then walked back to make an early dinner . Oscar made super nice pasta , Mexican style ! They are the best-tasting kidney beans I have eaten .
DAY 4
I love that this place has no reception . It makes me feel free ! I can ’ t look at my phone ; how amazing ! Today Lukas and I stayed two hours in the sleeping bag . I am just staring at the tent , looking at insects ’ shadows , closing my eyes , and talking again . Closing my eyes again , I opened the zipper and noticed the weather . The waves were quite big , with whitecaps still , even in the bay – and strong winds . Neither is today a day to go kayaking in an exposed area . We finished breakfast at 13.30 . Haha , this is amazing ! No stress . I am just being . Once again , I acknowledge how good it feels to hang out with these guys – a lot of laughs and acceptance for expressing thoughts and feelings . Today one subject was the pros and cons of social media .
After brekkie , we walked to the point to look at the ocean .” The ocean is pissed off ,” Chris said . Yep , that ’ s true . We were looking at the whitecaps , and Oscar
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