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Icebergs, glass-outs and walrus
Icebergs Happily anchored and just plain tired our plan was to wait here at Isbjørnhamna for 6 hours. This would allow us to avoid north easterly winds along the [...]
Passage to Svalbard
A big crossing Well, today is the next one of those days – a day where we set out to do something that feels big. This time it [...]
Last bit of mainland Norway
Our departure from Svolvær was accompanied by the usual flurry of little details; fuel, water, laundry. But we were off at 0930 and heading out on the first day [...]
Sherpa steps to mountain tops
Finally, the weather had cleared up and turned very non-Arctic with temperatures above 20°C and very clear skies. We decided to take advantage of this and planned two hikes [...]
Westcotts in Svolvær
After arriving in Svolvær, we spent two days recovering and cleaning up the boat. After a month of nearly non-stop travel, it was about time. We slept long and [...]
Støtt to Svolvær
David took the helm as we departed Støtt at around 2200. Frederieke had done the lion’s share of the watch the night before because David had messed up setting [...]
Støtt
Støtt turned out to be a short stay but very pleasant spot. People actually live here. When we awoke we could hear a dog barking and a group of [...]
Renga to Støtt
And improve those winds did at about 2200. So off we went, again with winds on the nose. On the nose they might have been but at least they [...]