Category: My life

The only real backpacing paddler are sharing !!

Bjørn Heidenstrøm

Backpacking is that cool word, that cool thing to do, and its also a image. Iv met backpackers who stay in the most expensive hotels, but hang out on the city shouting “Im a backpacker and living the free life” Nice, but…. Lets go the free soul, the real deal, the old school backpacker and one of my heroes; Jugoslav is his name and he did Germany to Bulgaria, on a half Euro pr day budget. Thats the real one. You need to follow his moves…. On http://kayakingfairytale.com From my Nokia. Im @heidenstrom on Twitter and @Rhine @Main or @Donau 😉

Costin Olentia 430 say .. #paddling #donau

Bjørn Heidenstrøm

Costin say; I use windfinder.com for Negotin (Serbia) which is the closest point to your location now ( Orsovo/,Romania ) and it says: Before noon wind from ENE up to 9 km/h. In the afternoon, the same direction but intensifies up to 19km/h. Rain almost all day long. Temperature 12degrees C maximum. Not a wonderful day for paddling. :o(

From my Nokia. Im @heidenstrom on Twitter and @Rhine @Main or @Donau 😉

In the hands of the Romanian police again…

Bjørn Heidenstrøm

0720 GMT, making a deal with Ralf. The waves are getting higher you’ll follow me on your binoculars, yes ! Nice !Thanks 0730 GMT, paddling out of Ralfs Casa Verde, Orsova. 0810, wind and waves escalating, Donau gets white, Im using 100% of my engine to keep the balance, waves cutting over my board, dry suit on. 0820, cant move forward, coing to shore. Calling Ralf; “can I hire you, your Land Rover,and a bed for the night?” Ralfs answer; Yes of course, I was wondering when you would call…” 0840, climbing up the forest wall and gets two choices. Right; angry Rumanian dog. Left; 4 meter to climb down to road. I go left.. 0842, two men on the road showing signs and one saying “Romania boarder police, where are you from, and why you are in cliff with kayak ?” 0910, invited to se small parts og their policeships, and with pride telling how they minitor the waterway. They tell the paddler that he did right decision. Donau is angry today, more angry later. 1030, back at Ralfs Casa Verde, reading weather forecast. Donau will be more angry today. 1031, I miss my Marianne, my two kids, my dog Bonzo, my cat Kano.

Dear Donau, I love your style, but give me a way to to finish. I will speak highly about you. I respect you. I think you are beautiful, but I want to come further. To reach 4000 and to see what I can do for The Red Cross. Most of all to hug my closest.

Dear boarder police. Thanks for stopping me with style and balanced authority, I like your style and respect the black metall piece you have on your right hip. 😉 and thanks for showing me parts of your ship.

My mate, my Facebook friend, please consider to donate 1 Euro to the Red Cross, missing children. Link on my site.. From my Nokia. Im @heidenstrom on Twitter and @Rhine @Main or @Donau 😉

The best place to stay in Orsova, perhaps whole Romania…

Bjørn Heidenstrøm

Whats the chance of paddling around the corner in the inner part of Romani and find a mini bay, 2 meter to the bed, with a paddler whos the owner, whos also a German, that speaks brilliant English, with low price for the bed, who drives you to all the tools you need for the next 1600 km, who gives you maps, who gives you a perfect exchange on the Euro, that drives up to the mountains, who have a own sharp trained gard dog (Max), and has a super Romanian wife that makes food for kings like you and me…. Perfect build up before the stretch to The Iron Door tomorrow !!. Casaverde_orsova@yahoo.com is the answer. And – Iv paddled over 2000 standing up, and for the record…, I did two meters in Ralfs kayak before a full flick and a refreshing swim in Donau… He’s 50% eskimo.

From my Nokia. Im @heidenstrom on Twitter and @Rhine @Main or @Donau 😉

Im on left going right, then down

Bjørn Heidenstrøm

So I left my tent up the stream. Big mistake… Iv got new information, and I will sleep under trees for some more times. I like that a lot !!!! when I know what’s around. But I dont know what’s around now. But, again… Iv got my mosquito net in the village, and with duck tape and plastic, Iv made the best shelter in this universe. Its 2 x 2 meter and looking better than Buckingham Palace. No mosquito here, but when I come to the Delta… Then Ralf, my new mate, used a blend of diesel and mud o his skin. I go for my home made Buckingham. From my Nokia. Im @heidenstrom on Twitter and @Rhine @Main or @Donau 😉