Way to Norway - 07/23/2016

It is kind of a pity that we saw not much of Sweden this year since it is such a beautiful country and nature there. But somehow we were bound to the idea of reaching Norway immediately....
We had a wonderful trip over although there was zero wind and we had to motor all the way over the Skagerrak....
When passing Marstrand/Sweden hundreds of seals swimming out to the sea!
Since the water was absolutely flat we saw a lot of animals: Dolphins, porpoise, different seabirds, seals....
We reached the Norwegian coast about half past three in the morning. It was still too dark and even with our excellent electronic sea charts it was not possible to tell where all the underwater rocks might be. The lights were rather confusing to us....we went in cycles infant of the coast until some daylight came up. Then we drove into the first Norwegian fjord this year and it was just wonderful! The atmosphere was very nordic with mist hanging low over the hills. The air smelled intensely of resin and seasalt. One of the most impressive moments of our journey :-)