You can’t always get what you want…(Rolling Stones, 1969)

Looking N at 32kn of wind

Saturday (4.6.16). The wind has been from the right direction from the very beginning: NE and N. Sailing south with that wind direction is perfect. However, the wind speed has even been upgraded until Monday! Today it is a gale (30-34kn), tomorrow, strong wind. On Monday it should ease… for a few days. The temperature is still around 9ºC.

All the weather web sites agree. At least it is sunny and we are at the centre of a high pressure area of 1024mb.

ER's new look

We will probably have to alter the proposed places that we have looked up in our pilot book, places like Silda, Kalvåg and Vestervågen which look stunning. We will press on towards Bergen. We still have about 10 days until we have to start watching out for a good weather window to cross the Norwegian Sea towards Shetland.

I am reading the book written by David Howarth called The Shetland Bus, a thrilling account of the British/Norwegian resistance during the Second World War organized from Shetland, using Norwegian fishing boats to disrupt the German occupation and to bring intelligence and supplies to Norway. It brings the whole area where we are sailing this year alive in a completely different light. They had to sail across the Norwegian Sea in all conditions, in the dead of winter and total darkness to avoid detection!