Sailing on the Fairwinds: Off the beaten path
The ‘off the beaten path’ life and travel style has always appealed to me. Not so much because there are fewer people treading the same territory, tho I do appreciate the quiet, but because the unknown around the corner stirs up my imagination.
read more
Sailing on the Fairwinds: On seasickness
So, that first night heading from Vesterålen to Lofoten? Yup, got seasick. The Captain had asked me ahead of time if I knew whether I would get seasick or not. I had no idea. I have been in rough seas before: in a kayak paddling among the Broken Island group on the...
read more
Sailing on the Fairwinds
I still remember my first glimpse of the Fairwinds as she glided her crew into the harbour at Andenes, the northern tip of the Vesterålen archipelago: a silhouette of masts and hull reflected into a rippled mirror of the sunrise, she looked so tiny against the...
read more
Hey, you made it to the bottom of the page! I think you would be a great addition to my newsletter. Become a member here: