Not much to tell. Some motoring, some sailing, under very variable conditions. Wind mainly from an easterly direction, but with all these mountains in the way, what reached us was not what was forecast, but only to be expected. Forecasters cannot possibly predict for very local conditions.
One entertainment was paralleling a fishing boat on its way home, fisherman busy gutting fish and throwing the result overboard. Gulls, squawking, competing, hundreds of them. Long line aft of overgorged gulls, unwilling to fly, or just given up.
Bodø harbour very full. Found a just-Josin-sized spot right in under the harbour wall, next to the gangway, which creaks and groans with every disturbance. Earplugs good.
But…. How long is a day? In my previous missives I have occasionally had a “disaster of the day” feature. I hereby resurrect it, and allow a day to be at least 24 hours. During yesterday, everything VHF finally went quiet. Earlier symptoms turned to sickness. Must find help, but this being saturday, I shall have to wait until monday. UncleInternet found several possibilities. Then in the evening, my cooker needed several goes to start, emitting smelly grey fumes. Dinner was delayed. Then this morning, a habitual first-thing-to-do turning-on of the cabin heater resulted in lovely warmth for a few minutes, then a nasty scraping noise, (probably from a fan), and shutdown. Repair? Replace? Oh dear.
I think we shall be remaining in Bodø for several, rather expensive, days.
I wish I could sign off with the usual phrase, but no, all is not well!
A bothered John.
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I’ll leave som freshly-bought shrimp out tonight. Thanks for the tip!
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You can have a nisse aboard, he will start that behavior, destroying things if you have made him angry, Don’t forget to set out some food for him during the night. Good luck with fixing these problems to a reasonable price.
Tore
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