"I am pictured in the bow of a tandem sea kayak on an "exploratory" tour around Lofoten, Norway. We paddled north into the Tromso archipelago, camped on islands, used skerries for wind breaks, and stopped at a few fishing settlements to re-supply. On day seven, we reached the Arctic Circle. The water was cuh-cuh-cuh-cold, so those of us just developing our sea kayaking skills (that would be me) despaired of going for a swim. The second to last day was the summer solstice. We celebrated with cloudberries and cream and did a frog dance. To this day, I think this was a bit of our guides' revenge to stand back and watch as we pranced like Swedish school children, only vaguely aware of the words we were singing...."
 
Brad Wieners
Executive Editor
 
Do-It-Yourself: "Crossing Latitudes [www.crossinglatitudes.com], based in Bozeman, Montana, specializes in Scandinavian adventures. Both founders, a husband and wife, are NOLS alumni."
 
Photograph courtesy of Martin Dutoit

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