Heading North
Rosinis heads to Svalbard
Bob Hendicott
Tue 10 Jul 2018 08:50
We’re in
Tromso again after some delayed flights yesterday, so it was quite late before
we got back. We’re also a new crew, so welcome on board to Meryon and
Giles. At a personal level I’ve just had a wonderful few days at home with
all the family.
This
morning we woke to bright sunshine, some blue sky and a light breeze from a
roughly southerly direction. As we’re heading north that’s all good news.
It’s not as warm as UK (but where is right now?) but pretty good for almost
70N. Rosinis is now all ready to go again, and we just need to get fresh
provisions, clear customs, and will then be on our way by early afternoon.
Our departure point for Svalbard is Torsvag, which is a further 45nm through
islands and in quite sheltered water. Then it’s 600nm almost due north
with just one possible stop at Bjornoya (Bear Island), which is approximately
half way. So blog updates may be a little less frequent while we’re out at
sea, but if there’s anything of real interest to report we’ll do so.
The
attached photo shows the new team on
board. |