Skärså. Pos: 61 22.6 / 017 06.3

Plan C as it turned out. Forecast was, er, inexact. Wind direction from south, correct. Wind stength, up to 12 knots, grossly understated. Wave height 0,5 meters, ditto. Cloudy, with showers, no, heavy cloud and very wet rain. The increasing southerly wind, creating waves in our south-facing mooring, rocked me awake very early. So, up and at it. Could be a long-distance day? Well, no! Outside the protection of islands, the head-to-wind-and-waves, both increasing, instigated Plan B. Harbour only 15 miles away. After an hour’s bashing and rolling, the rain arrived, in bucketfulls, so Plan C, scuttling in to the nearest, (pinpointed in yesterday evening’s planning) protected harbour, now less than an hour away. A labyrinthine entry, very well marked, into a small jetty and help to tie up in the strong wind. Very comfortable here, with a large, picturesque restaurant specialising in fish. Look forward to dinner tonight. 

Main activity today? Drying out! Amazing how the spray and rain can seep their moisture into everything, The sun is succeding in it’s efforts to shine, the wind is not abating and relative humidity has therefore sunk significantly. Boating! What price an inland garden?

All’s getting better, from SailorJohn