You really have to take whatever weather comes your way when crossing the Norwegian Sea. This year, the weather gods had strong northerly winds, rain, hail, a bit of snow and some smashing waves to keep us on our toes as we headed north towards the Arctic Circle.
No match for Polar Bear as she got straight to work hard on the wind, not so appealing for us mere mortals however. 600 miles and 5 days of bone shaking later, the sun shone, the seas dropped off and once again the awesome coastline of the Norwegian Arctic welcomed us.
This was hard sailing but a very strong crew rose to the challenge. Thanks to everyone who helped sail Polar Bear last week, we certainly couldn't have done it without you!
Preparations are now firmly underway for the next leg of the adventure ... Jan Mayen!
Keep posted for more updates as we have them!
Mark (Bodo, Norway)