Category: Europe (Other than UK)
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Scoresby Sund Expedition – Our departure from the Faroes
Reading time: 5 Minutes Day 156 – 158 Tuesday 25th to Thursday 27th August Day 156 Paul has never been to Torshavn, the Faroes capital city, so we decided to jump on a Number 400 bus for a relaxing day trip. Here’s an interesting fact, Torshavn has fewer hours of sunshine than any city in…
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Scoresby Sund Expedition – Iceland to the Faroe Islands
19th August – 24th August 2026 Reading time: 7 minutes Day 149 We spent a few days in Raufarhofn, North Iceland waiting for a weather window to get around the Langanes peninsular and hopefully then down to the Faroe Islands about 375nm away. We climbed up the hill to see the Arctic Henge, Iceland’s largest…
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Scoresby Sund Expedition – Crossing the Greenland Sea
Day 145 – Day 148. Thursday 13th – Sunday 16th August 2026. Reading time: 5 minutes We had already pretty much ruled out getting around the Langanes Peninsula on the north east corner of Iceland because the weather would probably turn against us becore reaching Vopnafjordur. Our next best option would be Raufarhofn, Iceland’s most…
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Scoresby Sund Expedition – Siglufjordur and our departure to Greenland!
Days 101 to 105 Tuesday 21st July until July 25th 2026 Reading time: Four minutes Confidence level: 9/10 Day 101. 21st July 2026. The predicted headwinds proved to be following winds so we had a very smooth ride along the coast past the mouth of Akureryi fjord and into Siglufjordur. I radioed up the harbour…
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Scoresby Sund Expedition – Moving on
Day 100 – 20th June 2026 Reading time: Three minutes Confidence level: 9.25/10 This year the stars are aligning. The weather here is glorious, I could even call it hot! It all helps to boost the confidence level but it’s not just the sun. The ice has now cleared around Scoresby Sund, so that is…
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Scoresby Sund Expedition – Husavik
Day 96. 16th July 2026 Reading time: 5 minutes Confidence rating: 9/10 This is my third time in Husavik. Each time was an attempt to reach Scoresby Sund. The first attempt, in Integrity, failed due to ice, so we ventured further south. The second try in Sumara in 2022 failed due to consistantly strong northerly…
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Scoresby Sund Expedition – Seydisfjordur to Husavik via Raufarhofn and the Arctic Circle
Days 86 – 91. 6th July until 11th July Reading Time: 7 Minutes – Blimey almost a book! Confidence Rating: 8.75/10 Days 86 – 89 Seydisfjordur to Raufarhofn We enjoyed our short stay in Seydisfjordur by visiting local art exhibitions including one by a Swiss “Conceptual Performance Artist” called Roman Signer, then admiring a revolving…
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Scoresby Sund Expedition – Underway again.
Day 86. 6th July 2026 Reading time: 30 Seconds We have left Seydisfjordur and are now heading towards the notorious Langanes peninsular. Timing is crucial but the information is conflicting. We are hoping to round the headland at 08:30 Tuesday morning. There should be a strong breeze to whizz us past. Then we will sail…
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Scoresby Sund Expedition – We have made it to Iceland after a nasty incident!
Day 84. 4th July 2026 Reading time : 5 minutes Confidence rating: 8.75/10 Grit and Jo arrived safely in the Faroes and we explored the town. I had a plan to leave on Tuesday morning and had been doing the usual checks on the Windy app. On Monday morning my check revealed a worsening position…
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Scoresby Sund Expedition – On our way to Iceland.
Day 80 30th June 2026 Reading Time: 30 seconds Confidence rating: 9/10 Follow our progress on the tracker on Sumara’s webite. We are trying to beat the strong winds due in a few days. Let’s see how we get on.