Simon's kayak

English text below
I går kveld hadde jeg gleden av å møte Simon fra Birmingham. Han var på padletur, og hadde gjort strandhogg bare hundre meter fra der jeg hadde parkert bilen for natta.
Siden vi begge reiste alene var vi nok mer pratsomme enn vanlig for oss begge. Det var en hyggelig prat om alt fra Eurokrisen til brennstoff for primuser og atferd hos dyr og fugler.
Det ble ikke noe bilde av Simon. Om jeg hadde spurt hadde han sikkert sagt det var greit, men det føltes liksom ikke riktig. Noe med respekt for hans soloprosjekt. Noe om hans bestrebelser på å være en flyktig gjest i et landskap han ga levende uttrykk for kjærlighet til. Han ønsket ikke å sette varige spor, tror jeg.
Dette er kajakken hans.

Pentax 645D, FA 150mm f/2.8, tripod

1/60s, f/4, ISO 200

Last night I had the pleasure to meet Simon from Birmingham. He was on a kayak trip, and had made camp just a hundred meters from where I had parked my car for the night.
Travelling solo, we probably we more chatty than we would be in more social circumstances. Simon was a pleasant person to chat with. Over the course of a few hours we touched upon many subjects, ranging from the Euro crisis to primus fuel and to wildlife behaviour.
I took no picture of Simon. I'm sure he would have said okay if I asked, but it didn't feel right. There was something about respect for his solo project. About his efforts to be a lightfooted guest in a landscape he expressed a lot of love for. He didn't wish to leave any mark, I think.
This is his kayak.