1. A Wandering Spirit


    Date: 12/12/2023, Categories: Lesbian Sex, Author: byJorunn 

    ... angle of the low winter sun deepened the shadows hiding in the dark grey rock, and the air was crystal clear. Unlike summer months here, winter was vastly different, and wonderful. I was alone. There was complete silence except for the splashes from my paddle. I loved the feeling of being small and insignificant in this fantastic wilderness. Geirangerfjord was designated UNESCO World Heritage Site, and I was thankful for the chance to see it in winter.

As expected, there were no other kayakers in the fjord, and indeed, solo kayaking in winter is not without its dangers. But I know how to Self-Rescue, and knew it was up to me to deal with anything that came up. I would stay within my limits and depend totally on myself. A good feeling.

In summer, Geirangerfjord is full of cruise ships, boaters, helicopter rides, kayakers, pesky seagulls, and high-speed Rigid Inflatable Boats known as RIBs. As a kayak instructor in Geiranger, at the head of the fjord, I would take novice kayakers out and spend hours to reach one waterfall and return. The RIBs made the same trip in 45 minutes.

Geirangerfjord roughly follows an east-west orientation, with a slight curve. Heading east, I passed smaller waterfalls, with the ones to my right mainly in shadow and completely frozen. The ones to my left, on south-facing slopes, were partially frozen but still had trickles of flowing water. Since the Seven Sisters face southeast, I began to fear it would be in the same condition, preventing ...
    ... the four ice climbers from making their attempt.

I paddled more to the center channel of the fjord, staying about fifty meters away from the shoreline, which was jammed in several places with fjord ice. Fjords in Norway tend to remain ice-free due to the warmth of the Gulf Stream. But in a frigid winter, like this one, ice can form along the shorelines. Fresh water flows down the mountainsides into the fjords, gets trapped against the shore by the denser brackish water in the fjords, and freezes more easily.

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Chapter 5 - The Seven Sisters

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Rounding a slight curve in the fjord, the Seven Sisters came into view on my left. As I paddled closer, I could see a mix of ice and still trickling water. Even in this hybrid state, the Sisters were magnificent, holding my eye as I traced the water plunging nearly straight down for over 400 meters from brink to base. It was impossible to take a bad photograph. I took plenty of good ones. The ice mimicked the normal flow of the waterfall, only in a solid, unmoving form.

I spoke on the phone with the climbing team yesterday, and they were still hopeful the Seven Sisters would soon freeze solid, due to a strong cold front, forecasted to arrive, and remain for nearly a week. They needed the cold weather to cut off the flow of snow melt above the falls. They planned to arrive early in the morning at the base of the falls by boat, make the climb, and then rappel back down. Because the ice had frozen at various ...
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