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Stavanger - 59° 00' 26 "N 05° 43' 04" E

By Kate and Sean -
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Perfect sunset Very kindly, Deirdre and Rob offered us all a bed for the night which came with the added bonus of endless hot water in a beautiful rainwater shower.  We enjoyed the sunshine and their stunning view and all voted to spend the evening at 'home' rather than run around and see the sights of Stavanger. Us and Chinook Rob, a Kiwi, and Deirdre, a Canadian, have a house in Canmore which is how they met Kelly and Greg.  Deirdre is in Norway on an international work assignment.  Little did they know that some dodgy crew from Canmore would blow into their bay aboard a yacht!.What a small world! Wine, nibbles and what a view!  We may never leave.... Very sadly, it was time for Jo and Ed to head back home and they jumped on the bus to take them back to Bergen and their flight to the UK.  Thanks guys for a wonderful visit.  We look forward to next time. Deirdre and Rob took us for a walk around the island then we jumped in the car ...
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South to Stavanger - 60° 08' 06" N 05° 08' 60" E

By Kate and Sean -
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  Our route Bergen to Stavanger - via  Søvig, Tevøy, Lambeidvågen and Selen Bergen to Søvig We were in the process of extracting ourselves from the raft when Border Force showed up and needed to check our documents.  Following a scramble to re-tie the boats, we passed inspection with flying colours and exited the raft into the movement of three ferries!  After a few minutes of dodgems, we were on our way.  In the rain. It rained, it poured, it rained some more as we wiggled our way through the misty rocks and islands. And just think Jo, you could be sailing in Greece! Hurrah for Jo who brave the wet, chilly helm while the rest of us swanned around down below ... warm and dry.  The rain finally eased as we dropped the anchor in a pretty little cove surrounded by holiday houses.  We spent a delightful evening fishing (we had chicken for tea!), watching the birds and enjoying the quiet after the noise of Bergen. The tranquil bay of Søvig W...
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Bergen - 60° 23' 42" N 05° 19' 25" E

By Kate and Sean -
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Bergen Airport - great sign! Because of Kate's non-Schengen passport, we needed to go to the airport to check in. On our return, the harbour was starting to get busy and boats needed to raft.  A boat with a Nordic flag that we didn't recognise rafted against us.  It turned out they were from the Faeroe Islands. Air-dried lamb hanging off the solar panels.  The air in Faeroe is the perfect humidity and saltiness for drying meat. After we queried what was hanging off their solar panels, they invited us over to sample the air-dried lamb, dried fish and several types of dried whale.  All washed down with a wide variety of drinks including akvavitt, gin and hard lemonade. Dried lamb, dried fish and two types of whale.  The cigarettes aren't ours. It turned out they were musicians, of some renown.  They had just finished recording a new album.  Jacob was the sound engineer and Janus, the musician.  Check out Janus á Húsagarōi of The ...
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Crossing the North Sea - 60° 11' 48" N 00° 00' 00" E

By Kate and Sean -
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After staring at the weather forecasting app for several days and listening to The Shipping Forecast, we decided to make the 200 nautical mile jump across the North Sea to Bergen starting Tuesday.  We waved farewell to Lava as they headed south to Orkney.  It was great fun buddy-boating with you Annemarie, Spike and Rossi and hope to do so again! The conditions that would trigger us to leave Lerwick was wind in a favourable direction and the seas not to be too rough.  The North Sea has a reputation for some nasty conditions.  It is shallow and enclosed so the seas can become short, steep and very dangerous .   The Shipping Forecast for Viking for Tuesday 10th June: (Wind) Variable 3 or less at first in Viking otherwise cyclonic then becoming northwest 3 to 5, occasionally 6.  (Sea State) Slight or moderate, (Weather) showers, (Visibility) moderate or good. We were sailing across Fair Isle, Viking and North Utsire sea areas of the Shipping Fore...
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