Söre Glavaer

After a good night sleep at Vik we motored out of Sogne fjord. We aimed for Söre Glavaer, a small island with a very protected anchorage. We arrived mid afternoon. No other boats, no people either.

Nice evening at Söre Glavaer

Sailed distance 50,7 nautical miles.

Vik

After two days at Flåm it was time to get out of Sogne fjord. No wind at all to start with and when the wind picked up it was in the wrong direction.

Leaving Flåm
No wind at all

Even the current was against us. We motored slowly westwards. After eight hours of motoring we found a nice little fjord arm with depths suitable for anchoring.

Approaching Vik

We anchored at 18 meters depth and let out 55 meter of chain. Shore felt really close. It was a really tranquil place with only a handful houses.

Vik

Sailed distance 40,3 nautical miles.

Flåm

Leaving Leirvik

Nothing much to see in Leirvik so we left early to continue into Sogne fjord.

Motoring at first but after a few hours we could sail. Dead running in very gusty conditions.

Passing Vagnsnes
A glacier in the distance
Downwind sailing
The only cruise ship we saw in the Sogne fjord
A farm high on the mountain side
Arriving at Flåm

We motored the last hours before we arrived at Flåm. Touristy place. Most expensive harbour fee so far in Norway, 350 NOK, water and electricity included.

The next morning we took the train “Flåmsbanen” up the mountain to Myrdal where we unfolded our bicycles and started the steep downhill trip back to Flåm.

Getting of the train at Myrdal
Steep downhill dirt track
Old farm
Fika by the rapids
Flåm´s church
Back at the marina, Mist to the left

Sailed distance 71,9 nautical miles.

Leirvik

We left Espetvika at eight a´clock and had good sailing into the Sogne fjord.

Where is that buoy
Alden in the distance

Just after 4 pm we tied up at the quay in Leirvik.

Sailed distance 38,4 nautical miles.

Espetvika

We left Målöy half past nine in the morning.

Leaving Målöy
Hornelen in the distance
Hornelen without clouds

Some sailing and some motoring. In the afternoon thick fog started to roll in so we started to look for a suitable place to stop for the night.

Fog rolling in

At Espetvika we found a quay where we could tie up. We went for a short walk.

Mist at Espetvika
Espetvika

Sailed distance 37,9 nautical miles.

Målöy

Time to go around Statt again, very light winds. The sea state was really ok this time and we motored all the way to Målöy.

Cloud over Statt
Approaching Målöy

We went for a walk, some nice street art.

Street art

Sailed distance 35,4 nautical miles.

Fosnavåg and Runde

We decided it was time to turn south, northerly winds the coming days made the decision easy.

Leaving Ona

Nice sailing at first and then motoring, we took a detour to Runde to see the bird cliffs from sea level.

Passing Sandöy
Runde, bird cliff
Northern gannets
Puffins
Leaving the birds behind

Fosnavåg is a small town, it had a good supermarket and we could even get our empty butane bottle filled, just a short bicycle ride from the harbour.

Fosnavåg

Sailed distance 50,5 nautical miles.

Ona

Early next morning we left Ålesund, set sail and sailed north. Head winds but good sailing. It took us eight hours to tack our way to Ona, a nice little island with only 15 residents. Very few yachts around, some shipping but almost no yachts.

Arriving at Ona
Ona harbour

We spent two days at Ona and saw all of the island and even the connecting island Husöya.

Husöya
Mist at the pontoon in Ona harbour

Sailed distance 39,8 nautical miles.

Ålesund again

Morning at Urke

We were not sure if we were going to continue north or turn south, it was too late in season to reach Lofoten. We decided to continue north and we returned to Ålesund. Motoring most of the way.

Leaving Urke
View from Hjörrund fjord
Ålesund harbour

Sailed distance 27,8 nautical miles.

Urke and Urkeegga

Our friends on sy Ontaria had recommended Urke in the Hjörund fjord. So in the afternoon on the 22nd of July we set sail again and had some nice sailing down to the Hjörund fjord.

Approaching Hjörrund fjord
Into the fjord
Hjörrund fjord
Halfway into the fjord
Gusty conditions

There was a lot of wind in the fjord so we motored the last couple of miles to Urke. We arrived at 6.30 pm. No problem to find a mooring. There is quite a lot of swell from passing boats. The next day we decided to try to climb the Urkeegga, we packed our rucksacks and set off towards the mountain.

Going up

Very steep but rewarding. We managed to climb all three peaks, the highest 1021 metres above sea level.

Fika at the first peak
Towards the next peak
Towards the last peak
View from the highest peak
Mist is down there at the jetty
Starting the descent

Eight hours and 20,7 kilometres later we got back to Mist.

Sailed distance 27,8 nautical miles.