Reflections
Kitty's Reflections on 2023
We are in Frankfurt airport on our way back to the US. Ithaka is spending the winter at Vindo Marin on the island of Orust, near the Hallberg-Rassy yard in Sweden.
We are in Frankfurt airport on our way back to the US. Ithaka is spending the winter at Vindo Marin on the island of Orust, near the Hallberg-Rassy yard in Sweden.
Coastal Hopping in Norway
We've enjoyed a wonderful mix of experiences on the Norwegian Coast, from Stavanger south and east to the Oslo fjord, quaint fishing villages, islands, and wonderfully secluded anchorages. The predominant feature of the shoreline is the skerries, which...
Norway!
We received a favorable weather forcast for our crossing from Inverness to Norway and decided that we had better jump on it... we made a similar crossing in 2016 through driving rain and gale force winds and didn't feel a need to repeat that experience. This...
Highlights/Surprises from Ithaka's Month in Scotland
We first touched Scotland in Ithaka in July 2021, but could only stay for a night before heading south. After two years of dreaming about it we finally made it back. Some highlights/surprises of our month long tour...
1) More redhaired people...
1) More redhaired people...
Is It a Loch or a Lock?
Our Colorado friends, Maggie & Bill, joined us for the fourth time on a sailing adventure, this time transiting the Caledonian Canal. Previous trips with us have been coastal Maine, the Algarve in Portugal, and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
Scottish West Coast Finale With Holly and Bill
Once again the weather report was ominous as we picked up our sailing buddies Holly and Bill at the Oban train station. Once again, however, the weather gods smiled on us, at least until the last day of our week.
What fun to catch up and spend...
What fun to catch up and spend...
