The Longest Day

In fact the timing of sunrise and sunset here is 0329/2240 for the 20th 22nd & 23rd.

We had quite a peaceful night and keeping the dinghy on deck works as a very handy blackout so hence we didn't stir until as late as 0830.

It's taken until 11 am for the sun to appear and we are thinking of popping around to Balta Sound to pick up some water and diesel, that heater has been earning its keep(5mins after I wrote this it was brought to my attention that it had gone out and it appears to have run out of fuel!).

We sort of have the feeling we are starting to head south again, though we are not intending to leave Shetland until the 26th. We therefore have a few more nights to explore etc. which is great. Everything is going well with Tiptoe and the wind generator and solar panel are keeping the cool box power consumption at bay! So far we have covered about 475 nautical miles.

The fair tide approaches so I shall sign off. My Blogger app appears to be the issue with photos so some more are on Facebook, if you can cope with the other nonsense!

Location : Shetland Islands,
Posted by Tiptoe!