Yesterday when I was arriving to Merikarvia it was already blowing 10 m/s from west and wind was increasing all the time. During the night and the morning it went up at 12 m/s and therefore I decided to wait for the wind to calm down a bit.

I had the breakfast and lunch at camping place and when the wind seemed to ease a bit according the forecast I headed onto a sea at 2 PM. Wind was from NW and I struggled with 6-8 m/s tailwind first couple of hours. Fortunately weather was calming down in the evening and I managed to reach southern islands of Kristiinankaupunki. The waters are shallow and shoals are everywhere, this day was one of the nastiest I have had during my paddling trips. I had to be focused and alert all the time due to a strong wind, waves, rocks and shoals. I really don't like to paddle on the waters of Merikarvia...

Now I'm listening the sound of the wind and waves in my tent. I hope I'll have good sleep after tedious day.