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  • TravelerDelivery of our new home ⛵
    Day 10

    Launching dah has arrived 👏

    April 15, 2023 in Norway ⋅ ☁️ 8 °C

    The day of launching arrived, and of course we were not ready yet, but luckily helped arrived yesterday (Anto and Lily) and we smashed out all the last minute projects before lifting. The proud owners Clement spent a minute to admire the keel work we have done and our prop could not be shinier 😎 What a moment to see an 11ton boat in the air and then suddenly in the water. We were very excited to head out the same day but slowly we realised that was not realistic. The genoa got stuck which took almost the whole afternoon and both me and clement had to climb the mast ( I almost puked which worried me as we haven't even started the real sailing yet I was already seasick). Luckily Sven our neighbor had the same furler before and he run to help and rescue us without him it would have taken I think days to figure out what was wrong. We ticked of the last minute shopping finally got gas for cooking 👏 and we could refill out water tanks, the only problem was it tasted awful 😂 so it was time to clean the water tank. And the projects just kept coming our way and around 6pm we agreed we need to spend one more night in Okanger and we try to wake up early tomorrow and head out. So it was time for a celebration drink after 2 hard days of work, but not yet for the champagne as we agreed only to open it when the sails are out ⛵ Our first night in the water with gently moves, we had the best night sleep.Read more

  • TravelerDelivery of our new home ⛵
    Day 7

    Orkanger working days

    April 12, 2023 in Norway ⋅ ☀️ 9 °C

    We started with the keel and I think at this point we didn't realize how big of a job it will be. Removing all layers of antifouling, primer and rust as well as all the old silicone from the keel seam. I always have thought I love silicone, what a great material to work with on the sailboat, but now I'm coming to think of it again it's rather a love and hate relationship, love applying it and absolutely hate removing it. This work took hm almost 4 full days and both of us. Very tiring as most work was overhead just after the 1st days we had aches all in our upper body. Well it's safe to say we both lost it a few times and questioned if we will finish on time, but slowly and surely we were getting there. ( We had only 9 days to smash out all the work as all the boats had to be lifted on the 15th of April). In the meantime we got to now all the other boat owners in the harbour and they were all so kind and helpful trying their best to support us. I also went to Trondheim with a long long shopping list that's was rather challenging as I had to go around to 4 different stores as the ship shop was closed longer due to Easter - but anyhow I managed to fill my 60L backpack full of goodies and returned to the ship happily ready to shop of everything I got 😎Read more

  • TravelerDelivery of our new home ⛵
    Day 1

    Preparation and arrival to Trondheim

    April 6, 2023 in Norway ⋅ ☀️ 6 °C

    Preparation days for Sild
    We have packed so much and thought of all the gear we possible could need for this trip we ended up with 3 large luggages and a couple of small ones. So we have diving gear, fishing gear and most importantly tools to work on the boat before lifting. Vidar was so kind he came to pick us up from the airport and we went straight to his storage to get all the accessories for the boat that had been stored for the winter. When we arrived to the harbour we were so excited and happy to see our new home again, a feeling that is hard to describe. For the first day we set out some easy tasks, settle into the boat, look around discover all the hidden treasures (like my new favorite salad spoon), a little cleaning and to make a plan for the coming days. We discovered we have no gas and even though I packed a small camping cooker, I forgot to take a gas for that too. Luckily we had a lot of butter, cheese and homemade Easter brioche for a few days before the shop would open again. ( Because of Easter everything was closed). After half the day of thinking where a random cushion can go we finally figured it was for the tiny aft bed we have 😂 which Clement happily tested. We had our first nap on board which was a dream and of course we ended our day with playing a round of Monopoly deal card game 🥰Read more

  • TravelerLofoten Roadtrip
    Day 4

    Doing nothing much at all

    August 28, 2020 in Norway ⋅ ☁️ 8 °C

    I have woken up to the sound of sheep's beeeew beew, but it was a very peaceful morning. Enjoy my morning coffee and knitting on the beach what can I say other than truly it was the perfect morning. The process of making breakfast, was not so easy but eventually we all agreed on how to make the scumbled eggs 🙈 Today is our last day, so we decided to take it easy and didn't do much at all, other then enjoying the beach, packing the car and droving towards Tangstad. We have tried some fishing but really what we needed was a nap as doing nothing all day can be tiring :) Went for a little walk, picked some more mushrooms and met more friends. After a very relaxing day we decided to enjoy the simple pleasures in life and drove to a friends Cabin finally treated ourselfs to a hot shower.Read more

  • TravelerLofoten Roadtrip
    Day 3

    The first real hike

    August 27, 2020 in Norway ⋅ ☁️ 10 °C

    Wow we woken up to a sunny day, of course we had another 'lazy' morning. Started the day with a quick morning swim, it was rather refreshing, but after we enjoyed coffee and breakfast with a beautiful view. We tried to kayak, but let's not talk about that as it was rather a struggle with the wind and tide, but at least we tried. It was time to go for a real hike, we found a sign next to our camping spot that pointed to kalvika beach, so we thought why not go to a hidden little beach. We'll the beach was not little, but views were rather breathtaking. The rain was not very kind to us again today, but it still didn't stop us to have a little picnic on the beach. Well as Oana is known for her Siestas, she almost befriended this stranger and wanted to ask him if we can take a nap in his tent. Hehe luckily this never happened the hike back to the car was rather muddy, but it was just perfect to collect some tasty wild mushrooms. We packed the car and left to search for a new camping spot, while were aiming towards Tangstad, a delicious coffee and cake helped us to stay awake :) Around Leknes we have finally heard of our friends Liga and David and we have met and after a long talk eventually we have made plans. For the night we decided to go to Uttakleiv beach. We had such a fun night, we made a nice campfire and cooked a wild mushroom pasta.Read more

  • TravelerLofoten Roadtrip
    Day 3

    No plans at all

    August 27, 2020 in Norway ⋅ ☁️ 9 °C

    We make such a good roadtrip team with Oana as we never usually plan along, we just wake up and see how we feel. We wanted to make it a fun active trip but somehow we were super tired this morning, maybe all the driving around and the beauties of Lofoten took all our energy. Oana convieced me in the morning not to get out of bed for an extra 15mins or so, as the boat was freezing, but nothing a hot tasty cappuchino couldn't fix. While waiting for our friends to return from their camping trip, we have decided its time to go for a hike or at least a walk. We drove to A and went for a really nice walk, the weather was rather cloudy and rainy, but Lofoten showed us its mistic views. For lunch we have made it back to the boat and finally met our sailor friends. Delicious lunch with wild mushrooms that we picked, little siesta and we were ready to hit the road again. No plan of where we are going to sleep tonight, but it was raining so much in the south we thought let's see if we can leave some of the these rain clouds behind. Well that never happened, but our adventures continued as we stopped in Reine for a walk and pod of orcas have treated us with quite a show. A magical day that we topped with camping near Fredvang, as we fallen asleep to the relaxing sound of rain.Read more

  • TravelerLofoten Roadtrip
    Day 2

    A scenic drive

    August 26, 2020 in Norway ⋅ ⛅ 10 °C

    Today mostly we been driving around, and I landscape is breathaking all around. I am actually suprised we made it to near A, as we have been stopping so often to enjoy the breathtaking views of Lofoten. Slightly windy day, but it didn't stop us at all we even had a little piknik on beach and played some beach volleyball, which was mostly running after the ball 🙈 Eventually we made it all the way to South of Lofoten, decided to stay on a friends boat and went for a little evening hike. Seen beautiful sunset colours, Oana got so high on forrest berries she confused a white big cat with a sheep. It was one of the funniest moment of the day, but you really had to be there to understand. Anyways, as you see it in the pictures she eventually befriended the kitty 😻 After making our favourite dinner Pasta pesto, we dediced to get a good night sleep 😁 With 3 layers of blankets, lots of cuddles the boat was not so cold after all.Read more

  • TravelerLofoten Roadtrip
    Day 2

    First night camping

    August 26, 2020 in Norway ⋅ ☁️ 9 °C

    Let's face it, driving long distance is tiring mainly, because we have been talking sooooo much and laughing a lot. We aimed to at least make it to the Lofoten sign tonight, to say we camped in Lofoten the first night but it never happened :) Nevertheless Norway is full of beautiful camping spots, so we decided to enjoy the night at this camp and get a good night rest to get ready for tomorrows adventures.Read more

  • TravelerSolenya Sailing Adventures
    Day 44

    We made it to Stornoway

    July 17, 2020 in Scotland ⋅ ⛅ 14 °C

    After a few days of sailing of course in upwind, lots of ups and downs, we have finally made it to Stornoway. It was one of the happiest moment of the trip, that had to be celebrated. Rest was much necessary for our mind and our body, so we agreed that the repairs can wait a few days and let's just take it easy and chill. To celebrate our amazing journey and all that we achieved Saturday night we decided to hit the pub, and taste some local gin 🍸🍸Read more

  • TravelerSolenya Sailing Adventures
    Day 37

    Lerwick

    July 10, 2020 in Scotland ⋅ ☁️ 12 °C

    Setting foot on land made us all so excited. Unfortunately, rules are different in Scotland then what we were use to in Norway, and due to corona most of Lerwick was closed. We still enjoyed this cosy little town, but going to the pub have to wait until we make it to Stornoway. We still enjoyed cute little shops, and the friendly locals. With good winds we soon continued to Orkney.Read more

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