August 2023
A walk around the Troll’s Hat
ANOTHER HOP SOUTH Two days later, we took advantage of the bad weather moving north to get a good day’s travel southwards. Our first [...]
Trying to find a place to shelter
LEAVING LOVUND We left Lovund with, yet again, a great feeling of excitement. We had a fresh breeze and it looked like we were [...]
Damn fine coffees and hikes on Lovund
THE BEST COFFEE IN NORWAY The small boat harbour on Lovund is on the southern side of the town and in behind the industrial harbour [...]
Passing by Verne and Poe’s Mælstrom
DEPARTING LOFOTEN Based on the forecast, we started out with high hopes of getting a good sail in across the mouth of the Vestfjord. [...]
Back to the Lofoten
SVOLVÆR The next morning, with the mountains reflected perfectly in a mirror calm sea, we motored across the Vestfjord to Svolvær. On our way [...]
Crossing the Lofoten to the spectacular Vestfjord
BACK TO MANOEUVRING IN TIGHT SPACES Late next morning, with a light breeze behind us, we sailed the short distance down to Lødingen at [...]
Back on mainland Norway
HARSTAD After five days at sea we were ready for a bit of R&R, so our time in Harstad was spent recovering and enjoying [...]
An early August passage south across the Barents Sea
A WELL SET ANCHOR The next morning, none too bright and early, we weighed anchor to start our passage south. Or rather, we tried to [...]
The vagaries of the wind
LIGHT WINDS We awoke after a deep sleep, the previous 36 hours on the Barentsburg pontoon having left us exhausted. The sun was shining [...]
One very sneaky arctic fox
HIGH ON THE BUCKET LIST One of the animals that I (David) had been very keen to see in Svalbard, perhaps even more keen [...]