Sea kayaking - Updated!

I tried sea kayaking for the first time ever! Strangely enough it was with my Basic Skiing class at school. The conditions were not so good for skiing anymore, but we still had a trip of the schedule, so...

We had two day trips, first on a nearby lake (Norsjø near Gvarv), and then on the ocean an hour and a half's drive south of Bø. Sea kayaking reminds me of road biking. You go very fast and in a straight line. It's nice to be going somewhere and watch the scenery change.

It was raining a lot but that's fine because we were wet anyway.

The day on the ocean was very windy, so we couldn't go far. Instead we tried to surf with the waves.
It was the first time I've paddled a kayak in the ocean. Mmm, salty. My hands and face were stinging afterwards!

Here are some pictures from the first day on the lake. I can get some pictures from the ocean trip from a friend and add them later.

 Ducky game

 Jens (our teacher) and Maggie

 a warm up game

 an island many gulls

 rainy weather

 Zdenek is faster than this boat

Jens teaching self rescue

UPDATE:

To see some more pictures (including from the ocean day) you can go to Zdenek the master of photos' blog post here: http://erasmusnorsko.blogspot.com/2011/05/zaklady-lyzovani-na-sea-kajaku.html