426 miles sailed between Bodo and Kristiansund. Lin, Richard and a crew of 4 ladies. The weather was not what we expected it to be for Arctic Norway, blue skies and balmy conditions most of the trip – great for admiring the scenery but not so great for sailing fast! Sheltered by the mountains we weaved our way amongst tiny islands and crossed the Arctic Circle wearing shorts and T shirts! The best sailing was when we headed offshore for our overnight sail between Rorvik and Hitra. 36 hours of watchkeeping and the opportunity to enjoy a fantastic sunset with a clear horizon. The dark hours gave us our first taste of how sectored lights work and even a glimpse of the Northern Lights.
Arriving in Kristiansund it was time to go ashore for a well earned drink!
The weather has been mixed since we have been here, but we are now all clean and ready for our long sail home to Plymouth – looking like Northerly winds so fingers crossed.
We’ll be back in the Lofoten islands in Summer 2016 – The new programme will be on line for booking by the end of September