 I started at Gjendesheim at the east end of the 20 kilometer long lake Gjende (984m) in Jotunheimen. It was 14th of September, and the time was 13:30 hrs. It was cloudy, but the sun came through now and then. After a while I tried my new "sail-arrangement": a survival sack, two ski-poles, 4 carabin hooks and two long straps. Tried this a few days earlier in the Oslo-fjord without wind, so I was excited to see if it was working. It was working, but decided to continue paddling due to weak wind.
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 At 15:20 hrs I arrived at Memurubu, had 15 minutes break here before continuing towards Gjendebu. The wind had increased, so the sail was "rigged" up again. And the last 10 kilometres went like a dream. The wind came from behind and was just perfect for sailing. The water was probably only 4-5 degrees Celsius, so I tried to paddle close to the shore. Arrived Gjendebu at 17:15 hrs and stayed the night over in the tourist hut at Gjende.
 Next day my kayak equipment was left at Gjende. The goal was Olavsbu, a 4-5 hours walk from Gjende. Another beautiful day, and the walk through Raudalen was nice and easy. There was nobody at Olavsbu. So I lit fire in the omn, made some food, and had a nice quiet evening.
 Walked back to Gjendebu the day after, this time along Sjogholsvatnet. The"path" was difficult, slippery rocks all over. Some rain today, and back at Gjende the waterlevel in the rivers had increased rapidly. I was wet from the knees and down when I arrived the hut. A German couple I met yesterday was already there, so the hut was nice and warm. They had some "Strahrum" and I had some "jegermeister", and we had a great evening at Gjendebu!
 The last day was just perfect. There was no wind, and the sun was shining between the skies. Paddled to Memurutunga, where I had a long break. Had read in the book "Three in Norway by two of them" that three English men were staying here the summer of 1880, fishing and hunting. The camp was here at  Memurutunga. They also made a fireplace of stone close to the camp. Found the fireplace after a while, it was still there after 118 years! Continued towards Gjendesheim, and after 3 hours of paddling I was back where I started. It had been 4 fantastic days in Jotunheimen.
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