1st August

After a few hours of mixed weather we pulled in to port at Kvamsøya a small island just above the dreaded peninsula. Discussing with a local what the weather forecast was and how the seas behaved we decided to wait it out for the weekend, a possible early morning or Sunday trip should fingers crossed see us well on course to our next destination.
Accepting the fact we would be around this area for a day or two we made the desicion to go to the neighbouring island in search of a WC and shower. A twenty minute motor and we landed in Sandsøya in an almost empty marina. Nice facilities and a shop nearby we stocked up and had a lazy tea of fish and bacon. As we finished our tea the empty pontoon seemed to become a hive of activity with more boats arriving as we left for a walk. Amazing scenery round the hill, again we were surprised to have the wonderful scenery to ourselves.
When we arrived back we chatted to the skipper of a nearby boat, who once more kindly shared some local knowledge and explained himself and the fellow boats were travelling around the area together, spending his 60th at sea, what better way?!
He also let us know that his yacht club had recently built a stunning boat clubhouse that is free to use by visiting boats. We plan to visit if time permits.

Going sooth again!

The skies cleared for long enough that we could go for a walk last night. It was nice to see the less industrial side of the island. Norway's shops and restaurants are filled with fish and dotted up the coast are several fish related storage and factories. On the whole the number of anchorage and marinas far out weighs the number of factories and so choosing a less industrial marina has been easy. Having rushed in to Vigra we hadn't had the luxury of choosing port. As it happens it wasn't too busy with the national holiday only finishing up around this weekend.  also on a side note we noticed seagulls nesting on the vents from the fish storage plant.... We're now on the sea again we will be facing the infamous Stad peninsula in the coming days, it has such a harsh climate and seas that plans are now well underway in to building a ship tunnel, as for huge periods a year the peninsula is not crossable by ship, large or small. We will need near perfect conditions before we will attempt to pass it down to south Norway. We are aiming for the shortest crossing to Britain, looking around the utsira, Bergen, and Utvær areas. Watch this space...