Helgelandskysten

Ten days of island hopping with kayaks and a tent along Helgelandskysten. Norway, August 2024.

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The sound of rain drops on windless water drips away every thought that goes beyond the next stroke. A gentle white noise that wraps the busy brain in stillness.

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I have never been as exposed as I was on the sea. Naked, I kept being humbled by wind and waves and long days out on the water.

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On some days, the sky was overcast and the light hit the almost smooth water surface just right, so it felt like we were gliding over glassy mercury, a mirror that speaks silence, our voices lost in bliss.

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