Sailing south now, or southwestish if you’re a pedant, and we have a sun that sets, and it even does that on our right…..gradually returning to reality.

Lower slopes of the hills are green now, another thing that’s different way up north.

Getting presents here for the folk back home is a nightmare. Horrid garish useless things like keyrings and fridge magnets abound as do t-shirts that no one would ever wear but with the help of my good friend and fount of all wisdom, Google, and a local supermarket, it’s in the bag, literally!

Lofoten Islands live up to every expectation and more. This is an absolutely wonderful way spend a week or so.

The lovely Nordlys now full of Germans (?) and Brits all slim and active and polite. And a jolly sight younger too. Aaaaaahhhh! (sorry)

We’ve crossed the arctic circle. 66 degrees. I love watching that blue dot on the map….

And so we’re back in the temperate zone which looks like this….

and this….