Author Archives: sykerpa

Hello! Long time since I updated our blog, so this will be a comprehensive post to be able to catch up a bit to get closer to where we are now. Holland Last blog we were in Helgoland, and we … Continue reading →

Last year we left Kerpa in Västerås in lake Mälarten about 100 km west of Stockholm. The plan now is to sail south and cross the Atlantic with Viking Explorer scheduled start is January 6 2024, so we have plenty … Continue reading →

We can highly recommend sailing in northern Norway during the summer, The midnight sun is fascinating, the mountains with snow at the top looks fantastic, especially the days when the sky is clear and the sunshine gives bright sparkling colours, … Continue reading →

Lerwick Last time we were at St Ninians Island, from there we went to Lerwick, were we spent a few days strolling around in the town, but also spend some time on maintenance. We had a leak from the raw … Continue reading →

We left Stornoway for a 138 Nm overnight sail to Kirkwall, Orkney, rather strong wind with good speed but cold, so hot chocolate with a generous addition of dark rum gave comfort and warmth to the body during the night … Continue reading →