July 12th – Sor-Landego, Landegode

Larry on the pontoon at Sorvaeroy, Helligvaer

Drying cod

exit from Helligvaer - Landegode in the distance

exit route not obvious!

anchorage in Sor-Landego - a fine evening but no luck!

Again a grey and rather chilly day and the weather forecast is not good for Wednesday and Thursday so we decided to walk as usual in the morning and then go to Sor-Landego , Landegode (67⁰23.4N 14⁰15E).

We had a good walk across the island with a dirt track and no traffic. At the end a scramble up a slight hillock gave a good view of all the skerries, where we were yesterday and Landegode and Bodo.

The shop was a useful place to restock although it would not take my foreign mastercard so had to pay in cash. When we got back to the boat the wind had dropped a bit and the sky was clearing so James went out for a quick sail in the Tinker Tramp.

As we were leaving, after lunch, the sun came out and made the 2 ½ mile rock-hop through very narrow passages very beautiful. After that it was a straightforward  6 mile motorsail to Sor-Landego. This is a beautiful anchorage entirely surrounded by low rocky islands from east through to north. In the north-east is one of the tall mountains of Landegode but as we only expect south westerlies this should not be a problem with downdrafts.

C, J, I & A  went for a row and a quick shore trip to a sandy beach – of which there are plenty here. The bottom is clearly mostly sand and we are anchored in 16  - 20m. It was lovely in the late evening sun.