Tetbukta anchorage was stunning. the bay had only one house in view and we spent the time tucked away from the wind, working but also exploring. Part of the reason we had anchored was we had two fairly powerful currents to consider before passing Rorvik. The narrow pathways between the islands and mainland can cause a 4 knot current and if we got it wrong we would be heading backwards! So by chance we had found the anchorage and we are very glad we did. When all jobs were done we explored by dinghy and canoes, walking the shore and also we came across a patch of wild strawberries. Amandas first wild strawberries she was surprised at there size but they certainly were worth taking the time to pick. really delicious!
Calm anchorage
Quickstep at anchor
Wild Strawberries
Having looked in to the appropriate times to pass the various strong current areas we decided to leave Tetbukta to go past Rorvik yesterday evening. The forecast along the way was for very low winds between 1 and 3 m/s. As we made our way between mainland and one of the islands being pushed by about 2knots of current the sea was almost flat calm, just perfect! There is an area of fjord which is totally open to the sea and we had picked the low winds to give us as calm of crossing as possible. As we started to cross the fjord the sea swell was aggravated by an increasing unforecasted wind and we turned to take a wider angle so to avoid a side sea . The fjord crossing, about an hour and a half was certainly the worst sea we have seen so far in Norway and made for an uncomfortable passage. Thankfully as we found shelter on the other side the wind dropped again and we had a much smoother motor. Since 2014 more comfortable with the boat and more accustomed with the topography of Norway we have braved going places that seemed too narrow or close to shore before.
We had found somewhere on the charts that looked like a protected anchorage to stop at just beyond Rorvik and just after the stunning sunset we approached, as we got closer we noticed the bay had been completely cut off with a fish farm and we headed slightly further north to plan b. When we turned in to it there was a boat moored near the centre not leaving us enough room for swinging if the wind changed so further along the same inlet we went to plan c which had buoys and another boat in. The disadvantage of planning to go to anchor is that the area can easily be taken by another boat etc.
Without much option we carried on and found a small marina along the coast near Otteroya, and around 3am we tied up and headed to bed!
Beautiful sunset near Rorvik
Sea eagle on navigational aid
A bit camera shy though!
This morning just a few hours since arriving we left again and are currently making our way north, we have passed Leka where we had stopped in 2014 and Torghatten (the mountain with a hole in it) is in sight. Roughly our chartplotter suggests its just under 100nm to the arctic circle! Amazing to think we went from Lysoysund to the Arctic Circle in one go in 2014, we will likely have a handful of stops yet!
We are in another of the open areas and so it is a rougher journey just now, with several bigger ships around as well as pleasure boats, so we best get back to watching out.
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