views of walk round island
old harbour with very narrow entrance
wheelbarrows and trollies near jetty where ferry arrives
Yesterday evening there was a torrential thunderstorm with a magnificent rainbow and then intermittent rain throughout the night. In the morning we woke to thick fog which came and went but at times we could not see across the harbour. There seemed little point in moving so C changed the filters on the generator which had failed and which we diagnosed correctly as a blocked filter.
Near the end of the pontoon we had seen a sign for a ‘Gallerei and Kafe´ which opened in the middle of the day. When we got to the little hut in which it was held they were just closing but they kindly stayed open and served us coffee, hotdogs and delicious waffles. We bought a pretty patchwork quilted mat for Larry which had been made by one of the people who owned the gallery and from whom we learnt more about the island.
A lot of people arrived on the ferry which called later in the day and another family came to chat. There were originally about 5 families on the island fishing and farming. The inhabitants now are mostly the descendants of those families and come in the summer. The mole which makes the harbour was built in the 70s and before that they had a very shallow little harbour (only accessible at high tides) some distance from the village or they had to beach the boats on the sand or pull them up on the rocks. The ferry calls on request and we also saw a little working boat calling both days we were there delivering building supplies. On the island there are a number of quad bikes or mini tractors with trailers, lots of trolleys and wheelbarrows (we saw 10 by the end of our jetty) and numerous bikes.
The day remained grey and foggy with intermittent drizzle .
July 21st Zac’s birthday
No wind and grey but at least the fog had gone and once again we could see all the surrounding islands.
We had a lovely walk out to the southern end of the island which consists of large flat rocks, a small lake, some boggy ponds and sand dunes. It was low tide which enabled us to explore further – many wild flowers and lots of birds.
We were just getting ready to leave when the gallery owner and her husband, who spoke very good English, came round so we gave them coffee and rock cakes and had a most interesting chat - A lovely friendly island.
Sunset at Fleinvaer
Very little wind so we motored over to Fleinvaer (67⁰10.2N 13⁰48.2E) and anchored in another delightful little anchorage in the middle of this group of skerries. Just as we were entering we saw a seal but unfortunately it did not return. This is a very peaceful spot particularly in these light winds we can see one or two houses in the distance but nothing immediately around this anchorage.
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