A day to relax.

Having reached our most northenly point we made the most of it by exploring the island. The temperature had dropped slightly and Amanda was glad of this, used to papay temperatures the colder breeze was a welcome change. Before arriving on Støtt we knew nothing about the island, it had a rich history and obviously had played a part in wartime Norway. A small walk and we found a German gun emplacement, buried and hidden in the hills were tunnels and rooms, the beauty of the surrounding area never told of the terror which took place there. We stopped for a moment to enjoy our picnic bought at the local shop (which stays open 12 hours every day! Not bad for an island of only 25 people) the scenery of the islands and skerries on front of us was lovely. We returned to the boat after a nice walk and Amanda and Daniel w took the dingy and headed under the bridge to a island which appeared to only join at low tide. We were lent bikes by locals and used them to get to the island restaurant and sampled whale meat amongst other deliicious fishes. We couldn't recommend the restaurant enough, the food was simply gorgeous. Returning to the boat we were stopped by our neighbouring yacht and offered a port aboard. Spending a few hours telling and listening to old sailing tales we realised the owner of the boat was Stig Larsen whom we had read books written by him. Stig and his friend were incredibly friendly and told us many interesting stories. A lovely evening we shared the fireball with them. Waking up we were sad to get the boat ready to head south again. Saying our goodbyes Stott  nd the people of stott had become somewhere we would again hold fondly. We would dearly love to head north and we can only hope that the further north passages of Norway we save for another year, another trip and another adventure.