Stavanger to Mandal
17th July On our last evening in Stavanger Sondre texted me after he finished work. He brought a friend to meet me who is training to be a pilot. It … Continue Reading →
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60 degrees N & the Descent South
10th July I am moored to a wooden boat builders on the N side of Sagvag. Today we dropped below 60 degrees N. So just after my 60th birthday we … Continue Reading →
Lerwick to Bergen, Norway 60 degrees North
7th July It’s raining in beautiful Norway. We are tethered to a floating pontoon at Hjellestad at the Sandringham YC approximately 13NM inland from the entrance to Korstfjorden. We then … Continue Reading →
Stronsay, the magic that is Fair Isle and Shetland
29th June I am still in Kirkwall in pretty unsettled weather. In the very early hours ‘Rita’, a Nordship 32’ Norwegian flagged boat quietly came and rafted up to us. … Continue Reading →
Kirkwall, Orkney AT LAST
21st June 2016 I am in Peterhead Bay Marina about to spend a second night here. I slept until 10.20 this morning. This evening at about 2000 ‘Drunken Duck’, with … Continue Reading →
Struggling North to Northumberland
15th June 2016 I am in Blyth, Northumberland. Moored in the marina belonging to the Royal Northumberland YC. Yesterday we left Scarborough more because visibility was going to be ok … Continue Reading →
Scarborough
Wednesday 8th June. ‘Talisker 1’ moored in front of the Royal Norfolk & Suffolk YC, Lowestoft Saturday 11th June 2016 I am now in Scarborough Harbour! And lovely it is … Continue Reading →