Sumara of Weymouth

31st August 2023 – Day 28 Thursday We remain at anchor behind the spit with three “pingo” like mounds. It is a sunny day and the lee of the spit is providing calm water. Dan and I go ashore to smash up two bags of anthracite and split down some kindling. We decided to climb…

29th August 2023 – Day 26 Tuesday We remained safely at anchor while the wind howled by. I was rather tired last night and ducked out of playing “…. Head” and retired to my splendid quarter berth for the night. With no urgent need to get up, we all slept in for a while before…

27th August 2023 – Day 24 Sunday We left Camping Island at 05:00 when it was light enough to see the sea bed. We headed towards Bernard Harbour over a flat sea and clear sky. We anchored in glorious sunshine and a very warm 8 degrees C. Anchor position was N68 degrees 46.8687′ x W…

25th August 2023 – Day 22 Friday We motored towards Edinburgh Island and I spotted no more dead birds which was really good news. 26th August 2023 – Day 23 Saturday We sailed past Edinburgh Island at 02:00 in the dark. It was a shame not to see it, being one of the only high…

24th August 2023 – Day 21 We moored onto a jetty which looked like it had exploded under either ice pressure or a tug forgetting to undo its strength line. Nevertheless, it was pleasant to be alongside for the first time. It makes coming and going a simple afair. It was about 02:00 in the…

23th August 2023 – Wednesday We are currently motoring across Queen Maud Gulf, named after Amundsen’s boat built for the North East Passage. The light wind is typically coming straight out from our destination but the sea is calm so we are making about 4.5 kn. There are strong winds predicted later today or tomorrow…

16th August 2023 Wednesday Day 13 We made a break for it last night. Arthur rustled up a big evening supper, Dan was ashore with the rifle, crushing anthracite for the stove and Will and I dragged the dinghy on deck. We carefully wound our way out of the anchorage and set off across Barrow…