Tromsø: Matze, Richard and Uli are travelling back to Germany today. Pablo from Chile, Eberhard and Henry will come on board instead. After the obligatory visits to the polar museum and provisioning, we continue our journey south on 12 August at 9 a.m. - into the fjord world of the Lofoten Islands.

This impressive archipelago off the coast of Norway never fails to enchant us with its dramatic mountain landscapes, deeply carved fjords and picturesque fishing villages. The play of light is particularly fascinating, bathing the islands in magical colours both in summer, under the midnight sun, and in winter, under the northern lights.

We enjoy the calm and extremely sunny weather, although at over 20°C it is noticeably too warm for this time of year at these latitudes.
After stops in Lødingen and Været and a detour into the magnificent world of the Trollfjord, we reach Bodø on 15 August. Marie will disembark here before we continue our journey south.
The weather forecast is confirmed; an extensive Icelandic low is now dominating the weather. For us, this means that the wakes will now be wetter and more uncomfortable than in previous days, and it will be stormy.