Sinking, soaking and smoking

[Nick]

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If anyone is still interested you can read about our trip South from Alesund

[Booby Trapper]

The water in the boat must have given you a bit of a fright glad you discovered what the problem was.
Then the cracked elbow! what next you must be wondering.
Hope that's all you troubles over and you have a safe journey back.

[tcm]

ooh, all sounds par for the course for Nneuropean trip ie F horrendous...

[Alcyone]

I agree. With that amount of water in the boat, it would have been brown trousers time for me. Hope you get the exhaust elbow fixed quickly.

[Old_Glow_In_The_Deep]

Nick, is this particular Blog a ploy to keep us all away from Norwegian sailing grounds? Because it all seems a little hard work, and not the sunny, pleasant and enjoyable sailing holiday we would all like to partake of.
Good seamanship and planning/revised planning exercise yes!.... and definitely memorable.

[Alcyone]

Nick, is this particular Blog a ploy to keep us all away from Norwegian sailing grounds? Because it all seems a little hard work, and not the sunny, pleasant and enjoyable sailing holiday we would all like to partake of.
Good seamanship and planning/revised planning exercise yes!.... and definitely memorable.

It's his own fault. To venture North after the traditional British end of summer in late June, well, only a madman would try it.

[Nick]

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Yesterday set a new record for wetness. I've written it up. Elbow repair was effective but expensive. Going to drink a lot of beer when we get back to Scotland, but at the mo the Jura is going down well. Conditions forced me to drink some on passage yesterday.

[Alcyone]

Don't worry about it. Cadel Evans has a broken elbow in the Tour de France, and he's been clocking up 200km per day for a fortnight. No welding, either.

[JackJ]

Don't worry about it?
He's a tosser in the third degree Mr Alcyone!

[claymore]

Amazing
Here in Jutland the weather is amazingly hot dry and thirst making.
Off to see the Tall Ships in Aalborg today

[jim.r]

Have a couple of Carlsberg on me. I'll wire some euros

[Alcyone]

Don't worry about it?
He's a tosser in the third degree Mr Alcyone!

Actually, I don't like him either.

Not that fussed on Cadel Evans either, if the truth be known.

[claymore]

Have a couple of Carlsberg on me. I'll wire some euros

The recent rallying of the pound has made being here much more affordable. Today I bought a pastry thingie and came out with change from a tenner. Just.

[Mark]

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If anyone is still interested you can read about our trip South from Alesund

Ta for posting that. I enjoyed it. Plenty of adventure.

[drumtochty]

Nick what is you latest eta for Scotland and is Peterhead or a bit north still the preffered landing point.

eddie