\u00cdmynda\u00f0u \u00fe\u00e9r a\u00f0 sitja \u00e1 kajak \u00e1 kyrru vatni, umvafin(n) myrkri og n\u00e1tt\u00faru. \u00dea\u00f0 heyrist a\u00f0eins \u00ed vatninu \u00feegar \u00e1rinni er d\u00fdft ni\u00f0ur og einstaka fugl l\u00e6tur \u00ed s\u00e9r heyra \u00ed fjarska.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Svo birtast nor\u00f0urlj\u00f3sin \u00e1 himninum.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Gr\u00e6nir lj\u00f3sbogar taka a\u00f0 hreyfast yfir landslaginu og speglast m\u00f6gulega \u00ed vatninu \u00ed kringum \u00feig.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u00deetta er s\u00fa s\u00e9rstaka upplifun sem kv\u00f6ldfer\u00f0ir Kayakfer\u00f0a \u00e1 Stokkseyri eru hugsa\u00f0ar fyrir.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Margir hafa s\u00e9\u00f0 nor\u00f0urlj\u00f3s \u00far b\u00edlnum, heima hj\u00e1 s\u00e9r e\u00f0a \u00e1 fer\u00f0 um landi\u00f0. En a\u00f0 upplifa \u00feau fr\u00e1 kajak er allt annars konar \u00e6vint\u00fdri.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u00c1 vatninu er n\u00e1l\u00e6g\u00f0in vi\u00f0 n\u00e1tt\u00faruna meiri. Lj\u00f3sin fr\u00e1 bygg\u00f0inni eru fj\u00e6r og umhverfi\u00f0 b\u00fd\u00f0ur upp \u00e1 s\u00e9rstaka kyrr\u00f0 \u00feegar a\u00f0st\u00e6\u00f0ur eru g\u00f3\u00f0ar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u00cd sta\u00f0 \u00feess a\u00f0 standa vi\u00f0 vegkant og horfa upp \u00ed himininn f\u00e6r\u00f0u a\u00f0 sitja \u00e1 vatninu, nj\u00f3ta n\u00e6turkyrr\u00f0arinnar og fylgjast me\u00f0 \u00fev\u00ed sem gerist \u00ed n\u00e1tt\u00farunni.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u00dea\u00f0 er ekki h\u00e6gt a\u00f0 panta nor\u00f0urlj\u00f3sin sj\u00e1lf, en \u00fea\u00f0 er h\u00e6gt a\u00f0 skapa a\u00f0st\u00e6\u00f0ur fyrir \u00f3venjulega og eftirminnilega upplifun.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Kv\u00f6ldfer\u00f0 Kayakfer\u00f0a hefst vi\u00f0 L\u00f6ngud\u00e6l \u00e1 Stokkseyri.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u00dear er fari\u00f0 yfir b\u00fana\u00f0, \u00f6ryggisatri\u00f0i og fyrirkomulag fer\u00f0arinnar \u00e1\u00f0ur en lagt er af sta\u00f0.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
S\u00ed\u00f0an er r\u00f3i\u00f0 \u00fat \u00e1 vatni\u00f0 undir lei\u00f0s\u00f6gn. H\u00f6fu\u00f0lj\u00f3s eru notu\u00f0 til a\u00f0 l\u00fdsa upp lei\u00f0ina \u00feegar \u00e1 \u00fearf a\u00f0 halda.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u00deegar komi\u00f0 er \u00e1 hentugan sta\u00f0 er h\u00e6gt a\u00f0 sl\u00f6kkva lj\u00f3sin samkv\u00e6mt fyrirm\u00e6lum lei\u00f0s\u00f6gumanns og nj\u00f3ta myrkursins og n\u00e6turhiminsins.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ef nor\u00f0urlj\u00f3sin l\u00e1ta sj\u00e1 sig getur upplifunin or\u00f0i\u00f0 sannarlega einst\u00f6k.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
En jafnvel \u00fe\u00f3tt \u00feau sj\u00e1ist ekki getur veri\u00f0 s\u00e9rstakt a\u00f0 r\u00f3a um kyrrl\u00e1tar vatnalei\u00f0ir \u00ed myrkri og hlusta \u00e1 n\u00e1tt\u00faruna \u00ed kring.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Nor\u00f0urlj\u00f3safer\u00f0irnar eru samkv\u00e6mt fer\u00f0al\u00fdsingu \u00ed bo\u00f0i fr\u00e1 okt\u00f3ber og fram \u00ed mars, a\u00f0 \u00fev\u00ed gefnu a\u00f0 vatni\u00f0 s\u00e9 ekki frosi\u00f0 og ve\u00f0ur leyfi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Fer\u00f0irnar taka yfirleitt eina til tv\u00e6r klukkustundir og t\u00edmasetningar eru \u00e1kve\u00f0nar eftir samkomulagi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Nor\u00f0urlj\u00f3s eru n\u00e1tt\u00farufyrirb\u00e6ri og s\u00fdnileiki \u00feeirra fer me\u00f0al annars eftir sk\u00fdjafari, birtu og virkni nor\u00f0urlj\u00f3sanna. \u00dev\u00ed er aldrei h\u00e6gt a\u00f0 tryggja a\u00f0 \u00feau sj\u00e1ist.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Einnig getur \u00feurft a\u00f0 breyta e\u00f0a fresta fer\u00f0 ef ve\u00f0ur, \u00eds e\u00f0a a\u00f0rar a\u00f0st\u00e6\u00f0ur gera r\u00f3\u00f0ur \u00f3heppilegan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u00d6ryggi \u00fe\u00e1tttakenda er alltaf \u00ed fyrirr\u00fami.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Kv\u00f6ldfer\u00f0in er skipul\u00f6g\u00f0 me\u00f0 lei\u00f0s\u00f6gumanni og er \u00e6tlu\u00f0 \u00fe\u00e1tttakendum fr\u00e1 14 \u00e1ra aldri.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Notu\u00f0 eru bj\u00f6rgunarvesti, vi\u00f0eigandi hl\u00edf\u00f0arfatna\u00f0ur og lj\u00f3sab\u00fana\u00f0ur. Lei\u00f0s\u00f6guma\u00f0ur metur a\u00f0st\u00e6\u00f0ur og \u00e1kve\u00f0ur hvar og hvernig er \u00f6ruggt a\u00f0 r\u00f3a.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u00dea\u00f0 er s\u00e9rstaklega mikilv\u00e6gt a\u00f0 fylgja fyrirm\u00e6lum \u00ed fer\u00f0um sem \u00feessum, enda eru a\u00f0st\u00e6\u00f0ur \u00e1 vatni a\u00f0rar \u00ed myrkri en \u00ed dagsbirtu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u00de\u00e1tttakendur \u00feurfa ekki a\u00f0 sj\u00e1 sj\u00e1lfir um allan kajakb\u00fana\u00f0inn, en gott er a\u00f0 vera \u00ed hl\u00fdjum fatna\u00f0i og taka me\u00f0 aukaf\u00f6t, handkl\u00e6\u00f0i og anna\u00f0 sem m\u00e6lt er me\u00f0 vi\u00f0 b\u00f3kun.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u00dea\u00f0 getur veri\u00f0 erfitt a\u00f0 finna gj\u00f6f handa f\u00f3lki sem \u00e1 allt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Sameiginleg upplifun er hins vegar eitthva\u00f0 sem getur lifa\u00f0 lengi \u00ed minningunni.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Nor\u00f0urlj\u00f3safer\u00f0 \u00e1 kajak getur veri\u00f0 skemmtileg hugmynd fyrir par, vinah\u00f3p e\u00f0a \u00fativistarf\u00f3lk sem vill pr\u00f3fa eitthva\u00f0 \u00f6\u00f0ruv\u00edsi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Kayakfer\u00f0ir bj\u00f3\u00f0a einnig upp \u00e1 gjafabr\u00e9f fyrir valdar kajakfer\u00f0ir. Best er a\u00f0 kanna s\u00e9rstaklega hvort h\u00e6gt s\u00e9 a\u00f0 n\u00fdta gjafabr\u00e9f \u00ed kv\u00f6ldfer\u00f0 \u00e1\u00f0ur en \u00fea\u00f0 er keypt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Stokkseyri er ekki a\u00f0eins fallegur \u00e1fangasta\u00f0ur \u00e1 bj\u00f6rtum sumardegi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u00deegar kv\u00f6ldi\u00f0 tekur vi\u00f0 og n\u00e1tt\u00faran f\u00e6rist \u00ed r\u00f3 skapast allt \u00f6nnur stemning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Hvort sem nor\u00f0urlj\u00f3sin birtast e\u00f0a n\u00e6turhimininn er einfaldlega stj\u00f6rnubjartur getur kajakfer\u00f0 \u00e1 Stokkseyri or\u00f0i\u00f0 eftirminnilegt \u00e6vint\u00fdri.<\/p>\n\n\n\n