We spent a calm and peaceful night at anchor in a bay just south of the north westerly tip of Iceland. The alarm went off at 4am and the anchor came up with a light dressing of weed. The wind was of course blowing directly fro Scoresby Sound so we set off, close hauled and motor sailing on a course of 340. Quickly we were into murky drizzle with wind to 18kn but that gave way to a clear and overcast day.
At 10.30 we tacked east to gain some eastings.
Sally and Simon left Scotland in 2015 on board Shimshal to begin a slow circumnavigation taking in various high latitude destinations. After 3 seasons in Greenland we sailed south to Lewisporte in northern Newfoundland. In 2019 we cruised the Canadian Maritimes. In 2022 & 23 we cruised via New England, Chesapeake, Florida, Cuba, Cayman, Providencia to Bocas del Toro. In late 2023 we transited the Panama Canal in readiness of a Pacific crossing in 2024.