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Taking shelter in Husavik

Just a very quick update for all of you following us on the spot tracker on the website and wondering where the heck we went...

While making our way East, we received a severe gale and storm warning on the VHF from the Icelandic coastguard. Turns out that the big system that was supposed to have passed by last night (when we were getting to the NE corner of Iceland) hadn't moved as fast as predicted by the forecasts...(oh dear, the forecast got it wrong??? You don't say!)

They were predicting Force 8 to 10, right on the nose while we would be rounding....not exactly a good place to be, so the decision was made to go south there and then  and pull into Husavik. It was an interesting little trip, even though it was already 25nm. We had to navigate our way between some offshore islands and the shore, while having anywhere between 5 and 35 knots blowing over decks in a pitch dark night (moon not up until 5am). We made it to the dock at 7am and went for a well earned sleep.

It's given us the chance to go and visit the fantastic whale museum here, well worth the visit, that we didn't manage to include last time.

Going south second try will start tomorrow morning at 5am. Gotta run now as dinner is almost served onboard!

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