Sea Kayaking See

Sea Kayaking See

Bruce, left, and Guðni Páll Viktorsson
kayaking in the harbor of Reykjavík, Iceland
on July 8, 2014, sketched on July 9, 2014
7" x 5", Winsor & Newton watercolors, #3 graphite, on 140 lb.
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Sea Kayaking with Bruce
Photos by Þóra Atladóttir

First time ever in a kayak, let alone a sea kayak with full suit.
We're in the harbor of Reykjavík, nearby to where Óli and I
had taken our midnight triangle bridge
walk the previous night.

Guðni, left and Bruce, right, approaching Þóra

The pro and the amateur, Guðni and Bruce,
the expert watching out for the amateur.
Last summer, 2013, Guðni Páll Viktorsson kayaked all the way
around Iceland, 1,550 miles of coastline, and you can see
some video HERE.
Guðni's kayak has a compass mounted on it,
like Þóra's yellow kayak,
mine doesn't, hmm.

Around the harbor heading for a view of the island Viðey.
 

The experts and the amateurs, left to right,
Ómar Hjaltason, amateur, Óli's relative and the guitar player at the wedding,
who rolled over under a bridge and was much better kayaking afterwards;
Guðni Páll Viktorsson, expert, who circumnavigated Iceland in 2013,
and who had been given his Yankees hat as a gift, or so he says;
Þóra Atladóttir, expert, and niece of Óli, who was at the wedding;
Bruce McMillan, amateur, and thrilled to be with this great group;
Ólafur "Óli" Ólafsson, amateur, but with a beginner class in kayaking,
and the driver of the wedding tractor as the father of the bride,
and always getting me into something new, including trouble;
and Klara Bjartmarz, expert, the strong silent one.

Two by two, two kayaks are lugged back to their places by two fellows,
an expert and an amateur, Guðni  and Bruce.

And one photo by Bruce
with the Arctic Terns (Kría) feeding, diving in the water in the distance.

Thank you all.