Kayaking in Hardangerfjord from Øystese to Fyksesund, Botnen and back.
This video is almost 1 hour long and are for those who want to see the details of this area. There is no music, only original sound. This is meant to be viewed as slow TV on a large screen.
Fyksesund is a narrow fjordarm of Hardangerfjord. There are no roads to the end of the fjord and it is normally reached by hiking or with boat or kayak. The distance from Øystese to Botnen in the end of the fjord is 17 km one way, 34 km total. If you want to paddle a shorter distance, you can launch close to the bridge and paddle 10 km one way in the narrow fjord, 20km total.
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In the start of the video you can see some goats by the fjord. The strange sound is a GPS tracker on each goat that give them an alarm if they go outside their designated area. It is mainly for protection and they are trained to go back into their area when they get an alarm. If they get lost a GPS position is sent to the owner. I
The area filmed right after the goats can be dangerous for beginners as this is a narrow and shallow part of the fjord where tidal waters are pressured from the deep fjord through a shallow canal. There is often current and waves here , even on days where nearby areas are absolutely calm. You should take this into consideration when returning through this area in the evening after a 30 km distance.
I used a Rockpool Taran 18 in the video with a GPower Paddles Nitro wing paddle. I use a NRS PFD and drysuit. I filmed with GoPro 9 2.7K .
4 ноя 2021
