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• Sweet sailing, drying outAugust 17, 2026
  Just ate a Triscuit smoke mackerel sandwich. The sun is out , the deck is covered in cushions, sleeping bags; airing out. We are sampling the local scotch and letting our bones absorb the sun. We arrived here around 10 this morning, Scalloway Scotland. A new country. We had a bit of a scramble with the online sign in., around 5 am we got ahold of an official who made things make sense. Forms were filled out and we were granted permission to come in to the country. Really the most rigid procedure of them all. The sail over, at… Read more: Sweet sailing, drying out
• Leaving at 1230 amAugust 16, 2026
  After the big bus day we had some time before our 1230 departure. It made sense for the wind and currents. There were showers to take, a meal on the boat and naps. A last walk or two around town. Since we were right at the dock people leaned in and chatted us up about the voyage and the boat. At midnight we motored over to the gas dock, ATM machine next to a pump and self-served the diesel we needed, then caught the outgoing tide. It was motoring mostly throughout the night, a little rolls on the waves but… Read more: Leaving at 1230 am
• BusAugust 15, 2026
  Today we road in a taxi after I had us going the wrong direction to get a bus. We got on a bus, public transportation to go to the hanging lake and water fall. Miovagur was the drop off for the trail head. Pretty much the most touristy thing we have done. But fun. Hoofed about 3 miles may 4 round trip, Up around the church, through a neighborhood, to a trail. Took us an out towards the sea. People from all over, Denmark, Netherlands, Asia, America and so on were making this trek. The lake is long, as so… Read more: Bus
• CarAugust 14, 2026
  We got into the car this morning and drove the Faroe Islands. Amazed at the views; grandeur. Enormous valleys. Sheep. Sweeping views of the ocean and bay us. Four of us crammed into a sedan, everyone with an opinion. We managed the day nicely. Amazed at the tunneling here, makes the Eisenhower Tunnel in the Rockies look like a kids beach project. We went through the first undersea roundabout, listening to Radiohead at full volume. There is a prosperous feeling here. Tons of fish farming. On one of the many hairpin turns James had us go into a sweet little… Read more: Car
• Late addAugust 13, 2026
  Come all the way for some excellent BBQ
• FAROES,August 13, 2026
  Our Bulgarian neighbor got off around 8, we untied a little while later and were off. Out and to the south. Beautiful slopping hills, sheep grazing, drizzling rain. Current conscious the whole way, we ended up slamming into a confluence between two islands at the bottom of the channel and had uninvited water soak the forward bunk. It only took a couple of hours to turn the corner, and then remember I hadn’t signed in with customs. James navigated the harbor master and got me the info to fill the online docs out and we ended up fine. When we… Read more: FAROES,
• Larry’s pictureAugust 12, 2026
  As we know Larry only takes the most special pictures and here it is.
• Vestmanna, Faroe IslandsAugust 12, 2026
  Wet day, drizzle to pouring. Walking taking pictures It was intense coming in last night. We had to look ahead three days to meet the current and tides at the right time to get into the channel at the Faroe Islands. The timing worked out. Into the wind for half a day, heavy slamming, waves and fickle wind up to 30 knots. Seemed like 30 miles was 300. Charlie rocked out the approach while listening to a Micky Holler Audio book, in the North Sea. Eventuality we were all up dealing with the sails, monitoring the chart. Red head lamps… Read more: Vestmanna, Faroe Islands
• August 11, 2026August 11, 2026
  We are going to be in the Faroes later tonight. We will wake up in a new country, again. We have been out for sometime now and it occurred to me that we have lots of people at home who have supported this trip and made it possible. They made it possible for us to be out here for so long. So a big hearty thank you to the business partners and parents, sisters and brothers, spouses and girlfriends, our children. The crossing from Iceland has been pretty smooth. 2 hour watches start at around 9 pm and go into… Read more: August 11, 2026
• ICEAugust 10, 2026
  Sorry, this post in late, tech issues “Do you like ICE?” the 13 year old asked Charlie last night. He was out late, playing soccer with them, filming, getting to know each other. The conversation was about girls and LeBron and texting. He said “No, they are not nice.” “What do you do about all the immigrants?” “We want ICE here” the boys said to get rid of the Muslims, “they are taking and taking from the government and raping the women.” Late night window into the culture through teenage boys. Charlie has some video he will get out at… Read more: ICE
• No blog tonightAugust 8, 2026
  Full day. Lots of pics and conversations to distill. Off to the Faroe Islands in the morning