In Stavanger we're falling in love ... exactly this weekend all the boats of the Tall Ships Races have visited Stavanger. The whole city harbour is full of those beautifully large sailing boats. We find our salvation...
Summer holiday 2011 part 3 - Ryfylkenfjorden and the 'pulpit
The second week in Norway starts with a Sunday with, as usual, a breakfast with an egg. And then a trip of about 15 miles to a beautiful deserted bay where we are all alone. On the way there...
Summer holiday 2011 part 2 - Mountains and the Hardangerfjord
Bergen is a beautiful city, after Olso the biggest, but according to connoisseurs more beautiful than Oslo. It lies in a bay surrounded by 'yes' ... mountains. We are moored at the quay (fortunately to another boat and not ....
Summer holidays 2011 part 1 - Via Scotland to western Norway
Well, what do you do if you want to go to west Norway and the first week of the holiday is against the wind if we sailed straight there ... well, then you just make a 'detour' via east Scotland...