Day 59, July 17. Weather worries

From: Nord-Mörön
To: Strömmingsören
Distance: 50,5 km
Total distance: 2327,5 km
Wind: SW-S, 3-10 m/s
Weather: A bit of everything, sunny, cloudy, rain and thunder, 17 C
Once again a rainy morning that made my start later than I wished for. I figured out a way though not to have to pack a soaked tent. Started wiping the entire canvas with a wettex sponge cloth before I take the tent down and it works like a charm, when I pitch the tent again at night there is no trace of the mornings rain.
When I got in the kayak the sun started shining and I had a good couple of hours before I started hearing thunder from afar and saw very dark threatening clouds moving my way. Doing big crossings in these conditions always have me feeling a bit worried since you never know if the thunder all of a sudden will come your way and also if the wind will pick up massively. But today it all passed and the sky cleared up. I don't know if you can see it in the photo below but the change from dark cloudy skies to clear was distinct and was reflected in the sea in a fascinating way.

My first stop was the harbour at Junkön where I visited the cafe for a very late lunch. Took a walk around the island afterwards and walked by a cool old mill from the 17th century (when paddling passed this when I arrived I actually thought it was a playground and the mill a replica of the Mumin- house 😂).

As I left the wind had picked up considerably and in very good tail wind I continued for a couple of more hours, stopping for the night at another one of the stony beaches. Big pro, it was windy here and I was able to pitch the tent without getting attacked by the mosquitos.

Today's route: