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We continued our journey from Copenhagen to Gothenburg in Sweden. Unfortunately the weather was mostly cloudy, however there were still some nice occasions where light through the clouds gave me chances of capturing nice pictures.

We berthed next to the Opera House, a prime location in Gothenburg. There were several old long ships which were used as party boats or floating restaurants in the same area.

The picture with the statue on top of the column is the Sailors Wife. The statue was erected as a memorial for the sailors who died during World War I.

While we were sailing out of Gothenburg I took this picture of Alvsborg Fortress, it was erected during the 17th century to defend the city.

We moved north to Smogen which was a very interesting village with several holidays houses. We spent the evening at Fjallbacka. The route to Fjallbacka was moving through several small islands and rocks. Although it was very well marked by buoys, it was still a challenging cruise. Then at the middle of these rocks we entered a lovely small bay, Fjallbacka standing on the shore as a small town out of a story book.

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Here are the pictures of rocky islands and Fjallbacka.

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We sailed Fjallbacka to Oslo Fjord. We had very strong showers from time to time. Shores of the fjord is inhabited by several nice houses and there were several marinas on the way.

We came accross a Grand Banks and the DFDS Ferry.

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We have also came accross a Hinckley. Just before entering the harbour there were two sailboats sponsered by Tag Heuer and Volvo. The last picture is of m/y "Double Haven" built by Feadship.

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We berthed at Herbern Marina, next to Aker Brygge, Stranden. This is a very nice jetty at the heart of the city with new buildings and nice restaurants. This jetty is very close the Nobel Peace Center and the Oslo Town House.

In the second picture time was close to mid night and there was still good light in the sky. The classical sailboat is s/y "Eileen II". You can reach more details at the following link http://www.maritimetours.no/default....51&id=960&sp=2

The owner was a very nice person. He has gone out of his way to assist us. He is chartering Eileen II and the m/y "Grace". She was sailing at Bergen at the time and we had the opportunity to berth at her place.

[orion]

Originally Posted by nilo

We berthed at Herbern Marina, next to Aker Brygge, Stranden. This is a very nice jetty at the heart of the city with new buildings and nice restaurants. This jetty is very close the Nobel Peace Center and the Oslo Town House.

In the second picture time was close to mid night and there was still good light in the sky. The classical sailboat is s/y "Eileen II". You can reach more details at the following link http://www.maritimetours.no/default....51&id=960&sp=2

The owner was a very nice person. He has gone out of his way to assist us. He is chartering Eileen II and the m/y "Grace". She was sailing at Bergen at the time and we had the opportunity to berth at her place.

www.grace.no nice yacht

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We arrived Bergen on a sunny day, but the weather showed its usual characteristics and we had rain all the rest of the time until we have arrived to Sognefjord.

We berthed next to Bryggen, which was a trading post of Hanse league traders mainly from Germany. The foundation of this trading post date back to 14th century. The wooden building in the picture are the remaining of this center. Today this is the center of Bergen and the most tourist area. The fish market is at the end of the quay. There were nice king crabs for sale.

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I have taken the phenicular and have taken some pictures of the harbor and the city, but it was raining heavily and there was not enough light. I am sure in a sunny day this could be very picturesque.

The distance from Bergen to the entrance of Sognefjord is around 60 nautical miles. On the way we have come across this surfer where it was blowing over 35 knots. The water temperature was around 12 degrees. I would not consider surfing in winter in Turkey

While we were moving through a narrow channel we have come across this nice open boat. Maybe a bit ambitious for Norway climate, but could be a good choice for the Med. I could not figure out the make, does any of our friends from the area have an idea? The next boat was a very nice fishing boat, suitable for the region.

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The weather was also overcastted in the fjord. We moved into a fjord arm under the interesting bridge to stay at anchorage for the night. At the outer side of the bridge the water depth was 400 meters and in the fjord arm it was as deep as 150 meters. I have to admit I was of the opinion that Turkish coast was deep, we usually anchor around 30-40 meters water depth. After having been through the fjord I would reconsider my thoughts. In the fjord arm a local came over to our boat. His family was living in this place over 650 years. That is some good indication of being a local.

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In the first days I was getting excited by each waterfall, but when you have them all over the place they loose their attraction, unless it is a very special one. The picture with houses is from Vik.

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This waterfall was on the way to Skojendel arm of the fjord and was really impressive. I wonder how it feels to live down below, because the waterfall was heard with a very strong roar. The town in the picture is Belastrand and the next picture is the fjord arm extending to Fjaerland.

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The glacier that you see is at the end of Fjaerland and is the highest in North Europe. I have also taken some close up shots.

The last picture is from Naeroyfjord, which in my opinion is one of the most impressive arms. As the name indicates, this is a very narrow arm of the fjord and the hills start and rise up to 100+ meters, making one feel so small.

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I was a bit late in taking the picture of this family and missed the other two kayaks, which was driven by the mother and the daugther.

The next boat is "Lone Ranger", we came across her at the far end of Naeroyfjord.

We stayed at anchor and had this nice picture in the morning. The last picture was coming out of Naeroyfjord.

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Originally Posted by nilo

While we were moving through a narrow channel we have come across this nice open boat. Maybe a bit ambitious for Norway climate, but could be a good choice for the Med. I could not figure out the make, does any of our friends from the area have an idea? The next boat was a very nice fishing boat, suitable for the region.

i think it's a Fjord 40 Open


http://www.fjordboats.no/cms/index.php?id=604&L=12

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We planned our trip back to Holland as a direct route from Bergen to Holland. This was a trip of approximately 36 hours. The 1st 60 miles of the trip is within sheltered waters and the remaining approximately 500 is through the North Sea. While leaving Bergen we encountered a Moonen 85. She was ex"Gluck Auf" and her new name is "Nickeline". The impressive off-shore vessel "Polar Prince" is owned by Saipem, an Italian Oil company.
http://www.saipem.eni.it/module.asp?...ag=polarprince
We had very strong showers with some sun shine, which created beautiful rainbows.