From Hareid, we continued on to Norddal. There, we tried our luck at fishing for the first time – and Klaus made a great start: a fine pollack was on the hook and ended up fresh in the pan that evening. A promising beginning. The next day, we set course for the Geirangerfjord, one of...
Three days in Bergen and a detour to Flåm After our arrival in Bergen in the early afternoon of 1 July, we still had enough time for a first walk ashore: through Bryggen with its colourful, restored wooden warehouses, on through the harbour area and as far as the railway station, to get...
From Stavanger we sailed a short leg to Jørpeland. The town is well suited as a starting point for a visit to Preikestolen: bus and taxi connections to the base camp are straightforward and reliable. The weather on the day of the hike was anything but inviting. Low cloud, changing light...
We arrived in Kirkehamn around midday, and the place fulfilled many of the clichés of a Norwegian fishing village – in a very positive way. A sheltered harbour with a fishermen’s cooperative, fishermen coming alongside to land their catch, and the opportunity to buy fish and prawns...
On 6 June the moment had come: Klaus had his last working day – officially still on leave until the end of the month, but already mentally in retirement mode. The sailing season in Norway is short, and by early June we were already late. So on the afternoon of 7 June it was time to cast...
On 1 August, we continue our passage towards the Baltic states. In the harbour entrance off the fortress, we first have to give way to the Viking Line ferry Gabriella. The 40 nautical miles to Tallinn take us around seven hours under sail, and we berth in the afternoon at Noblessner in...
Since Hanko is a popular harbor and we are right in the middle of the high season, we don’t want to arrive only in the evening. So at 5:10 a.m., we weigh anchor. The weather forecast predicts only light wind – around 6 knots, gusting up to 15 knots. Accordingly, the passage alternates...
Originally, we had planned to sail from the Höga Kusten to the opposite Finnish coast. After a close look at the charts and harbour guides, we quickly abandoned the idea: too many rocks, harbours too shallow – not suitable for Anori. So we turned our attention south. Destination: Åland...
On 12 July, we left Stockholm and made our way through the sprawling Stockholm archipelago towards Arholma. At first, we had to use the engine, then we could raise the sails and sail towards the anchorage. The first anchorage we tried was already taken, and the second seemed too narrow...
On the morning of 6 July, everything was ready for the next leg. With a favourable southerly wind, we cast off. The first miles through the narrow fairway were under engine, then we continued under sail to Östra Slangholmen, where we spent the night at anchor. The following day, we sailed...