Støtt

A night in the most stunning imaginable scenery and setting in a fjord to ourselves we moved on to our next berth. The fjord we had been in was a special place but due to the lack of settlements is rarely travelled and therefore we had the entire fjord to ourselves, we knew how lucky we were and had no doubt that if we were in the med in an area like this we would be sharing the space with hundreds of other boats. Leaving our anchorage we set sail for another fjord where there was also a glacier. Arriving around 2 am we did our best to keep the noise down for the other boats. It was here we saw the first British boat we had seen since leaving Shetland. The scenery was impressive but sharing space with around ten other boats was a shock after having an entire fjord to ourselves.  a small walk after tying up we headed to bed around 3am it came as a surprise to be woken in the morning, we were asked to move to give space for another boat to tie up. presuming this was the tourist boat we had read about in the Norway pilot book we quickly moved and were literally pushed from our mooring, and headed to an anchorage a few hundred meters away. We were disappointed to find out that the boat we had moved for was just another private boat who had actually been blocking the way for the tour boat and had therefore pushed us out to stay at the pontoon. After a short sleep the discourtesy shown by the Dutch crew of the Anne-Margaretha put a bad Taste in our mouth. We quickly were reminded that the behaviour of tourists like ourselves could effect other visitors and we would be devastated to ever put others off Norway.  Attempting to lift the mood we went to explore the glacier and after a walk and a sligt climb we stood face to face with a wall of ice. Words could not describe the feeling of facing a wall of ice which is bigger, wider and older than we could image. On a sunny day the coldness of the glacier and surrounding air held welcome relief to the unbelievable 30degrees. Returning to the boat we decided it was time to move on and we headed towards a small island we had found on the chart plotter. Støtt island was amidst a sea of glassy calmness and as we approached the guest marina we couldn't help but be reminded of papay. the island small and low seemed like a perfect stopping place for our further most northern point in Norway. We would love to continue our adventures north and with heavy hearts we agreed to settle for here as work awaits us all back home. Landing here and meeting the locals we were again touched by the friendliness and welcoming nature of the Norwegians we have met. We shared a bbq on the beach and Daniel E even tried a barbequed limpet! A bottle of champagne shared between us we spent the evening playing darts talking about old times and enjoying the time we have had and the futures we hope to have.