Our position is 58:27.205N 05:59.995E

Distance covered 22.4 Nm

Norwegian furniture on the pontoon (see previous blog post) This was the way on and off

It was very foggy on Sunday morning and we were reluctant to set off through the narrow, rocky passages until there was better visibility so we waited for a while and then walked up to a viewpoint where we could see out to sea. It had cleared by lunchtime so we motored off, casting backward glances at the top of the hill we had climbed on Friday.

Backward glances to the hill

    and looking forward to the way out

It was sunny and there was only a slight swell as we motor-sailed with our genoa, close hauled in a light north westerly. There were several yachts around us and we were soon picking our way through the approaches and up the channel to Egersund.

  Kirkehamn – The other harbour on Hidra and where the ferries go

    Approaches to Egersund

  Not sure if she’s greeting us or appealing for some sunshine

There were plenty of people to help us with our warps and we were soon tied up safely in spite of a vicious current across the pontoons. It was too late to do much other than go below, plan the next day’s passage, enjoy our evening meal, and get to bed early.

       Tied up

Strong north westerlies were forecast for Tuesday and Wednesday so we wanted to be further north before they came through and to cover the last stretch of “dangerous and exposed” coastline in calmer weather, so we needed to push on early the next day.