Cruising is fixing boats in exotic locations



 


I have the feeling Nick doesn't post many pics of himself. So as a guest blogger on Teddy to Arctic, I'm going to take some liberties. He makes a great gentleman mini-golfer, although Wriley won handily. I came in 5th or 6th place. The second is Nick in his Shackelton pose. It's crazy to think we're on the north coast of Iceland, sitting in hot tubs, mini-golfing, soaking up incredible scenery and working on Teddy. 

This is only my second deck hand position on a sailboat. Teddy is an incredible boat. Very simple and stout. The interior is of dark honey brown wood and warmed by a wood burning stove and a diesel heater. It's rather unique.

I boarded Teddy in Djupivogur. We've worked our way up the east cost, rounded the northeast corner at  the basalt cliffs of Langanesbyggo and headed to Grimsley Island. On the way back to the "mainland", the jib halyard jumped it's sheave and got jammed. This meant repairs in Olafsfjordur. Being the lightest guy on the boat, I drew the short straw. Putting my trust in Nick and Wriley, up I went. I've always wanted to go up a mast. I took a bunch of pics and freed the halyard. Nick diagnosed and within a few hours, we were up a lift fixing the issue.

We are waiting on weather and ice in Greenland. If everything holds, we will sail for Greenland Saturday evening. The idea of Greenland is incredible to me. In the meantime, we'll enjoy another few anchorages and jumping from harbor to harbor.



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