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01. Dezember 2024

Lyngenfjord and Årøya

Once again it was a matter of waiting for a few days until one more storm has passed (Gusts up to 80kn)

Waiting in Skjervøy between the many fishing boats.

They used to repair their nets in the adjoing building.

Happy seagull - when they take the nets into the houses, a lot of fish falls out.

The norwegians love christmas lights - EVERY WHERE there are colorfoul and flashing lights :-)

This is how we fit into the village image ;-)

Calm sailing back to the Lyngenalps and always on the lookout for...

...whales. Due to the many herrings, there are more than...

... hundret Orcas in the Fjord.

Nearing the Lyngenalps.

The famous swiss sailingship Pachamama. The family's sailing for 20 years in the most difficult places and...

...climbet the highest summits on all continents. In the meantime they have 6 kids and live in the Lyngenfjord.

Heading against 20kn of wind, we are much slower than them.

View back to the entrance of the fjord.

Short stop in Struppen - one of the few achorages in the Lyngenfjord.

Amazing colours due to the snow and cold water...

...which comes from the glacier above.

The island of Årøya - a lovely place with sauna and a small hut.

The entrance is quiet tricky and should only be passed during high tide.

All over the island there are fortresses, built by russian prisoners for the german occupants during WW II. In norway there had been more than 100'000 prisoners of war and 15% died of starvation and hard work.

Many of them are open to the public and there are...

...hundred meters of tunnels to explore.

Barbecue in freezing temperatures with the swiss family from the SY Pachamama.

The youngest one likes to play all the time...

... with the fire.

Cozy evening on board of Pachamama. Singing a lot of songs from the time when we have been younger :-)

...to explore the island.

Melted and frozen again snow - kind of growing hairs.

View from the highest point towards the Lyngenmountains. We hardly can wait...

...to explore them with our skis in the spring.

Moonrise around 2 p.m.

We had to wait many weeks to see the sky agian - and the ever present...

... enchanting northern lights.

The air is very clear thanks to the...

...freezing temperatures. Our diesel stove is running 24/7h and we can keep almost 20°C in the boat :-)

Heading north and out of the Lyngenfjord.

Watching out the whole day for whales.

Polar night - the sun won't reapear for aprox. two month.

One of hundreds fishing vessels looking for the herrings.

Quiet downwindsailing towards Tromsø, the capital city in the north with 80'000 habitants.

Difficult sailing - there are many fishing nets and the navigation lights are hard to spot due all the lights on the land.

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