Lighthouse blues

I have tried to load the view from the top, but still have no luck, so. ……

Breakfast museli was taken sitting very quietly in the cockpit, watching the swifts coming and going. They have nested inside the woodwork of the jetty, and access is via missing planks. Two just by the cockpit. Very busy little birds.

Sunshine again today, but getting overcast later. Wind has gone round from the south to NNW, so today is a motoring day. First part is outside the rocks and islands, so no navigating, just blogging with a regular peek out. But the waves are from the west and we roll. Not good for the weak-stomached!  In a few hours we will be back in sheltered waters. 

Goal for the day is Reposaari, 61 37 / 21 26. Again recommended by neighbour in Lappo. Looks sheltered. 

Surprise this morning when I returned to the boat. There was a man standing, looking at my flag. “Unusual to see a Norwegian here, where are you from, etc” Turns out he is from Nordheimsund in Hardanger. We had a long chat. Motorboat type, lives up the coast somewhere else with an unpronouncable name. Relief for me to be able to communicate easily! 

Evening: didn’t get the above sent, WiFi dead. Now in Reosaari after an interesting day, partly motoring in and out of the islands, and partly sailing in open waters with plenty of wind, almost on the nose, mostly in the last hour getting here. The marina is in an inside lagoon, with very shallow water just before the entrance. Followed the markers carefully, and briefly saw 0 m depth on the echosounder. No bump, not even a slow squelch. Mystical. 

Neighbour sailboat came in just after me, but from the north after an exhilerating sail. We sat on the park bench and compared notes and harbours. I now have at least 20 recommendations up the Finnish coast, easy when you get to know how! Forecast for the next few days is not promising. Hope they got it wrong!

Hungry now. Dinner time. All’s well, from SailorJohn