Pos: 70.0272,-145.3714 Loc: behind Canning River Acc: Hilleberg Keron 4 tent Dist: 19,9 km Start: 16:235 End: 20:30 We saw on the long term-forecast for today the up to thirty knots westerly wind will go down again in the afternoon like yesterday, or even earlier. But when we are ready to pack and leave at […]

Pos: 70.1278,-145.7345 Loc: behind Brownlow Point Acc: Hilleberg Keron 4 tent Dist: 28,0 km Start: 16:25 End: 23:10 The plan is to have another luxurious day off. We have seen the long-term forecast online, as we amazingly have reception here. It must come from the oil site in six kilometers distance. Today and tomorrow is […]

Pos: 70.1278,-145.7345 Loc: behind Brownlow Point Acc: Hilleberg Keron 4 tent Dist: 28,0 km Start: 16:25 End: 23:10 We did not plan to paddle, but it was too warm not to paddle, and a friendly evening. Will write more tomorrow.

Pos: 70.3372,-148.1334 Loc: behind Point Sweeney Acc: Hilleberg Keron 4 tent Dist: 43,1 km Start: 04:55 End: 13:30 At midnight, a nasty wind comes up instead of all going down as expected. When I wake again at one o’clock, the wind is gone, but it is thick fog. Not my fancy for a night start. […]

Pos: 70.1859,-147.3501 Loc: before Tigvanak Island Acc: Hilleberg Keron 4 tent Dist: 0,00 km strong headwind rest day It is blowing over thirty knots easterlies at night, at least according to the noise our tent zipper cover is making in the wind. In all peace, we sleep in as our plan is to use once […]

Pos: 70.1859,-147.3501 Loc: before Tigvanak Island Acc: Hilleberg Keron 4 tent Dist: 38,8 km Start: 04:15 End: 14:15 We have a bit of bad conscious having had a rest day yesterday, as in the afternoon, the wind is not too bad at all following, and it is dry. I am contemplating to go, but suddenly […]

Pos: 70.3372,-148.1334 Loc: behind Prudhoe Bay Acc: Hilleberg Keron 4 tent Dist: 0,00 km Rest day It feels so wonderful to finish a day with the thought of having off the next. Despite there will be likely another even stronger wind coming on Tuesday, we both need to have this day off to recover body […]

Pos: 70.3372,-148.1334 Loc: behind Prudhoe Bay Acc: Hilleberg Keron 4 tent Dist: 32,7 km Start: 07:45 End: 16:00 My GPS lost its satellite reception today for the third time, not sure what is wrong with it. My second spare GPS works fine. And I have a third one, just in case. My camera also plays […]

Pos: 70.4308,-148.8878 Loc: gravel island Acc: Hilleberg Keron 4 tent Dist: 38,6 km Start: 08:45 End: 18:20 Around four o’clock in the morning, it sounded like a dozen huge trucks delivered gravel to the next door oil site. Maybe they really did, as people here work in two shifts around the clock with twenty-four hours […]

Pos: 70.4910,-149.8060 Loc: behind Oliktok Point Acc: Hilleberg Keron 4 tent Dist: 56,1 km Start: 08:00 End: 21:00 The night was warm-ish on our balcony over the river, but the sun dried only one side of the tent in the morning, the other is soaking wet. We like to paddle out of the river delta […]