{"id":6722,"date":"2026-03-22T17:48:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-22T16:48:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/?p=6722"},"modified":"2026-03-22T17:48:02","modified_gmt":"2026-03-22T16:48:02","slug":"sailing-norway-to-spain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/en\/sailing-norway-to-spain\/","title":{"rendered":"Logbook 2025: &#8220;&#8230; and Back Again&#8221;. Summary of Sailing Season"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Welcome to the second part of the <strong><em>Logbook 2025<\/em><\/strong>, sailing Norway to Spain. We encourage you to read the <a href=\"https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/en\/sailing-spain-to-norway\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">first part (Spain-Norway)<\/a> before embarking on this leg!<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6722_5578e1-54, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6722_5578e1-54[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading6722_5578e1-54\"]{font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-family:Cinzel;color:#4d2d02;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6722_5578e1-54 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6722_5578e1-54[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading6722_5578e1-54\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6722_5578e1-54 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6722_5578e1-54[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading6722_5578e1-54\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h2 class=\"kt-adv-heading6722_5578e1-54 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading6722_5578e1-54\">Shetland Islands \u2013 The Way Back <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>After two weeks of sailing in Norway \u2014 during which we reached as much as 60 miles inland and stopped at the <strong>northernmost point<\/strong> of our 2025 journey \u2014 it was finally time to turn south. But we knew one thing for sure: we couldn\u2019t skip the Shetlands without one more, longer stop.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The passage from Norway turned out to be quite tiring. The sea was rough, and the swell made sailing very uncomfortable at times.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-6722_56f28c-c4 .kt-block-spacer{height:40px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-6722_56f28c-c4 .kt-divider{border-top-width:1px;height:1px;border-top-color:#eee;width:80%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-6722_56f28c-c4\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\"><hr class=\"kt-divider\"\/><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedgallery .kb-gallery-type-masonry.kb-gallery-id-6722_7fb685-48{margin:-5px;}.kb-gallery-type-masonry.kb-gallery-id-6722_7fb685-48 .kadence-blocks-gallery-item{padding:5px;}.kb-gallery-id-6722_7fb685-48 .kadence-blocks-gallery-item .kb-gal-image-radius, .kb-gallery-id-6722_7fb685-48 .kb-slide-item .kb-gal-image-radius img{border-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedgallery.kb-gallery-wrap-id-6722_7fb685-48{overflow:visible;}.kb-gallery-id-6722_7fb685-48 .kadence-blocks-gallery-item .kb-gal-image-radius, .kb-gallery-id-6722_7fb685-48 .kadence-blocks-gallery-thumb-item .kb-gal-image-radius{box-shadow:4px 2px 14px 0px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2);}.kb-gallery-id-6722_7fb685-48 .kadence-blocks-gallery-item:hover .kb-gal-image-radius, .kb-gallery-id-6722_7fb685-48 .kadence-blocks-gallery-thumb-item:hover .kb-gal-image-radius{box-shadow:4px 2px 14px 0px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2);}.kb-gallery-caption-style-bottom.kb-gallery-id-6722_7fb685-48 .kadence-blocks-gallery-item .kadence-blocks-gallery-item-inner .kadence-blocks-gallery-item__caption, .kb-gallery-caption-style-bottom-hover.kb-gallery-id-6722_7fb685-48 .kadence-blocks-gallery-item .kadence-blocks-gallery-item-inner .kadence-blocks-gallery-item__caption{background:linear-gradient(0deg, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.8) 0, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0) 100%);}<\/style><div class=\"kb-gallery-wrap-id-6722_7fb685-48 alignnone wp-block-kadence-advancedgallery\"><ul class=\"kb-gallery-ul kb-gallery-non-static kb-gallery-type-masonry kb-masonry-init kb-gallery-id-6722_7fb685-48 kb-gallery-caption-style-bottom-hover kb-gallery-filter-none kb-gallery-magnific-init\" data-image-filter=\"none\" data-item-selector=\".kadence-blocks-gallery-item\" data-lightbox-caption=\"true\" data-columns-xxl=\"1\" data-columns-xl=\"1\" data-columns-md=\"1\" data-columns-sm=\"1\" data-columns-xs=\"1\" data-columns-ss=\"1\"><li class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item\"><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item-inner\"><figure class=\"kb-gallery-figure kb-gallery-item-has-link kadence-blocks-gallery-item-has-caption\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-7648-Kopiowanie.jpg\" data-description=\"In this companion, we leave Norway&#039;s longest fjord.\" class=\"kb-gallery-item-link\"   role=\"button\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\"><div class=\"kb-gal-image-radius\" style=\"max-width:1024px;\"><div class=\"kb-gallery-image-contain kadence-blocks-gallery-intrinsic\" style=\"padding-bottom:66%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-7648-Kopiowanie-1024x683.jpg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" alt=\"\" data-full-image=\"https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-7648-Kopiowanie.jpg\" data-light-image=\"https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-7648-Kopiowanie.jpg\" data-id=\"6760\" class=\"wp-image-6760\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-7648-Kopiowanie-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-7648-Kopiowanie-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-7648-Kopiowanie-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-7648-Kopiowanie-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-7648-Kopiowanie-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-7648-Kopiowanie.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/div><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item__caption\"><em>In this companion, we leave Norway&#8217;s longest fjord.<\/em><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/figure><\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-6722_822c84-46 .kt-block-spacer{height:40px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-6722_822c84-46 .kt-divider{border-top-width:1px;height:1px;border-top-color:#eee;width:80%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-6722_822c84-46\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\"><hr class=\"kt-divider\"\/><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Once again, however, the Shetlands made it all worthwhile: puffins, seals swimming right up to the yacht at sunset, long walks along the cliffs, and a warm, welcoming local community. And just when it felt like we couldn\u2019t be more amazed, one of my biggest dreams of 2025\u2014came true: encountering orcas in their natural habitat. And not the ones known from the incidents near Gibraltar.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6722_b9077d-24, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6722_b9077d-24[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading6722_b9077d-24\"]{font-size:var(--global-kb-font-size-md, 1.25rem);font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-family:Cinzel;color:#4d2d02;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6722_b9077d-24 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6722_b9077d-24[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading6722_b9077d-24\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6722_b9077d-24 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6722_b9077d-24[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading6722_b9077d-24\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h3 class=\"kt-adv-heading6722_b9077d-24 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading6722_b9077d-24\">Orca Encounter in Shetland<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Of course, it didn\u2019t happen by accident. We spent a long time reading, planning, and gathering information on how to increase our chances. And then, one morning, we got a message with their latest location. We checked the map \u2014 and it turned out to be exactly along our planned route for the day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Luck does favour the prepared.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For five hours, we searched them. Once we finally spotted the pod, we stayed in its vicinity, watching orcas move and hunt. Every now and then, a distinctive black fin would cut through the waves. They surfaced for a moment, then disappeared again, and all we could do was scan the horizon, waiting for the next glimpse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Once again in my life, I found myself saying: I could die happy now.<br>It was hard to believe we were experiencing something like this \u2014 being out there, on the water, with these extraordinary creatures felt almost surreal.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-6722_55f116-86 .kt-block-spacer{height:40px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-6722_55f116-86 .kt-divider{border-top-width:1px;height:1px;border-top-color:#eee;width:80%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-6722_55f116-86\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\"><hr class=\"kt-divider\"\/><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedgallery .kb-gallery-type-masonry.kb-gallery-id-6722_16c2a7-7d{margin:-5px;}.kb-gallery-type-masonry.kb-gallery-id-6722_16c2a7-7d .kadence-blocks-gallery-item{padding:5px;}.kb-gallery-id-6722_16c2a7-7d .kadence-blocks-gallery-item .kb-gal-image-radius, .kb-gallery-id-6722_16c2a7-7d .kb-slide-item .kb-gal-image-radius img{border-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedgallery.kb-gallery-wrap-id-6722_16c2a7-7d{overflow:visible;}.kb-gallery-id-6722_16c2a7-7d .kadence-blocks-gallery-item .kb-gal-image-radius, .kb-gallery-id-6722_16c2a7-7d .kadence-blocks-gallery-thumb-item .kb-gal-image-radius{box-shadow:4px 2px 14px 0px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2);}.kb-gallery-id-6722_16c2a7-7d .kadence-blocks-gallery-item:hover .kb-gal-image-radius, .kb-gallery-id-6722_16c2a7-7d .kadence-blocks-gallery-thumb-item:hover .kb-gal-image-radius{box-shadow:4px 2px 14px 0px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2);}.kb-gallery-caption-style-bottom.kb-gallery-id-6722_16c2a7-7d .kadence-blocks-gallery-item .kadence-blocks-gallery-item-inner .kadence-blocks-gallery-item__caption, .kb-gallery-caption-style-bottom-hover.kb-gallery-id-6722_16c2a7-7d .kadence-blocks-gallery-item .kadence-blocks-gallery-item-inner .kadence-blocks-gallery-item__caption{background:linear-gradient(0deg, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.8) 0, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0) 100%);}<\/style><div class=\"kb-gallery-wrap-id-6722_16c2a7-7d alignnone wp-block-kadence-advancedgallery\"><ul class=\"kb-gallery-ul kb-gallery-non-static kb-gallery-type-masonry kb-masonry-init kb-gallery-id-6722_16c2a7-7d kb-gallery-caption-style-bottom-hover kb-gallery-filter-none kb-gallery-magnific-init\" data-image-filter=\"none\" data-item-selector=\".kadence-blocks-gallery-item\" data-lightbox-caption=\"true\" data-columns-xxl=\"1\" data-columns-xl=\"1\" data-columns-md=\"1\" data-columns-sm=\"1\" data-columns-xs=\"1\" data-columns-ss=\"1\"><li class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item\"><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item-inner\"><figure class=\"kb-gallery-figure kb-gallery-item-has-link kadence-blocks-gallery-item-has-caption\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/orca-7844-Kopiowanie.jpg\" data-description=\"I could die happy now.\" class=\"kb-gallery-item-link\"   role=\"button\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\"><div class=\"kb-gal-image-radius\" style=\"max-width:1024px;\"><div class=\"kb-gallery-image-contain kadence-blocks-gallery-intrinsic\" style=\"padding-bottom:66%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/orca-7844-Kopiowanie-1024x683.jpg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" alt=\"\" data-full-image=\"https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/orca-7844-Kopiowanie.jpg\" data-light-image=\"https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/orca-7844-Kopiowanie.jpg\" data-id=\"6795\" class=\"wp-image-6795\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/orca-7844-Kopiowanie-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/orca-7844-Kopiowanie-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/orca-7844-Kopiowanie-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/orca-7844-Kopiowanie-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/orca-7844-Kopiowanie-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/orca-7844-Kopiowanie.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/div><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item__caption\"><em>I could die happy now.<\/em><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/figure><\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-6722_496434-b8 .kt-block-spacer{height:40px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-6722_496434-b8 .kt-divider{border-top-width:1px;height:1px;border-top-color:#eee;width:80%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-6722_496434-b8\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\"><hr class=\"kt-divider\"\/><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6722_4beb35-1b, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6722_4beb35-1b[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading6722_4beb35-1b\"]{font-size:var(--global-kb-font-size-md, 1.25rem);font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-family:Cinzel;color:#4d2d02;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6722_4beb35-1b mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6722_4beb35-1b[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading6722_4beb35-1b\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6722_4beb35-1b img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6722_4beb35-1b[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading6722_4beb35-1b\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h3 class=\"kt-adv-heading6722_4beb35-1b wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading6722_4beb35-1b\">The Catalina crash on Yell<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>We continue exploring more anchorages and bays. From one of them, we set off towards the crash site of a Catalina aircraft that went down on the island of Yell in 1942.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Do you remember the story about the concrete blocks near Brest and the pilot who tracked down the Bismarck? He \u2014 along with several crew members \u2014 was later reassigned from France to the North Sea to hunt sister warship: the Tirpitz. And this is where their mission came to an end. Caught in severe icing conditions, they were unable to continue the flight, and lighting up the nearby airfield took too long. Out of a crew of ten, only three survived.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At the small Old Haa Museum in Burravoe, there is a room dedicated to this tragedy.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-6722_5f62c6-5e .kt-block-spacer{height:40px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-6722_5f62c6-5e .kt-divider{border-top-width:1px;height:1px;border-top-color:#eee;width:80%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-6722_5f62c6-5e\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\"><hr class=\"kt-divider\"\/><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedgallery .kb-gallery-type-masonry.kb-gallery-id-6722_81bd69-62{margin:-5px;}.kb-gallery-type-masonry.kb-gallery-id-6722_81bd69-62 .kadence-blocks-gallery-item{padding:5px;}.kb-gallery-id-6722_81bd69-62 .kadence-blocks-gallery-item .kb-gal-image-radius, .kb-gallery-id-6722_81bd69-62 .kb-slide-item .kb-gal-image-radius img{border-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedgallery.kb-gallery-wrap-id-6722_81bd69-62{overflow:visible;}.kb-gallery-id-6722_81bd69-62 .kadence-blocks-gallery-item .kb-gal-image-radius, .kb-gallery-id-6722_81bd69-62 .kadence-blocks-gallery-thumb-item .kb-gal-image-radius{box-shadow:4px 2px 14px 0px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2);}.kb-gallery-id-6722_81bd69-62 .kadence-blocks-gallery-item:hover .kb-gal-image-radius, .kb-gallery-id-6722_81bd69-62 .kadence-blocks-gallery-thumb-item:hover .kb-gal-image-radius{box-shadow:4px 2px 14px 0px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2);}.kb-gallery-caption-style-bottom.kb-gallery-id-6722_81bd69-62 .kadence-blocks-gallery-item .kadence-blocks-gallery-item-inner .kadence-blocks-gallery-item__caption, .kb-gallery-caption-style-bottom-hover.kb-gallery-id-6722_81bd69-62 .kadence-blocks-gallery-item .kadence-blocks-gallery-item-inner .kadence-blocks-gallery-item__caption{background:linear-gradient(0deg, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.8) 0, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0) 100%);}<\/style><div class=\"kb-gallery-wrap-id-6722_81bd69-62 alignnone wp-block-kadence-advancedgallery\"><ul class=\"kb-gallery-ul kb-gallery-non-static kb-gallery-type-masonry kb-masonry-init kb-gallery-id-6722_81bd69-62 kb-gallery-caption-style-bottom-hover kb-gallery-filter-none kb-gallery-magnific-init\" data-image-filter=\"none\" data-item-selector=\".kadence-blocks-gallery-item\" data-lightbox-caption=\"true\" data-columns-xxl=\"2\" data-columns-xl=\"2\" data-columns-md=\"2\" data-columns-sm=\"2\" data-columns-xs=\"1\" data-columns-ss=\"1\"><li class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item\"><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item-inner\"><figure class=\"kb-gallery-figure kb-gallery-item-has-link kadence-blocks-gallery-item-has-caption\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-7757-Kopiowanie.jpg\" data-description=\"Catalina Crash Site on Yell, Shetland\" class=\"kb-gallery-item-link\"   role=\"button\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\"><div class=\"kb-gal-image-radius\" style=\"max-width:1024px;\"><div class=\"kb-gallery-image-contain kadence-blocks-gallery-intrinsic\" style=\"padding-bottom:66%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-7757-Kopiowanie-1024x683.jpg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" alt=\"\" data-full-image=\"https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-7757-Kopiowanie.jpg\" data-light-image=\"https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-7757-Kopiowanie.jpg\" data-id=\"6761\" class=\"wp-image-6761\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-7757-Kopiowanie-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-7757-Kopiowanie-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-7757-Kopiowanie-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-7757-Kopiowanie-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-7757-Kopiowanie-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-7757-Kopiowanie.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/div><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item__caption\"><em>Catalina Crash Site on Yell, Shetland<\/em><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/figure><\/div><\/li><li class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item\"><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item-inner\"><figure class=\"kb-gallery-figure kb-gallery-item-has-link kadence-blocks-gallery-item-has-caption\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-7818-Kopiowanie.jpg\" data-description=\"Old Haa Museum with room dedicated to the tragedy.\" class=\"kb-gallery-item-link\"   role=\"button\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\"><div class=\"kb-gal-image-radius\" style=\"max-width:1024px;\"><div class=\"kb-gallery-image-contain kadence-blocks-gallery-intrinsic\" style=\"padding-bottom:66%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-7818-Kopiowanie-1024x683.jpg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" alt=\"\" data-full-image=\"https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-7818-Kopiowanie.jpg\" data-light-image=\"https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-7818-Kopiowanie.jpg\" data-id=\"6762\" class=\"wp-image-6762\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-7818-Kopiowanie-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-7818-Kopiowanie-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-7818-Kopiowanie-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-7818-Kopiowanie-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-7818-Kopiowanie-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-7818-Kopiowanie.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/div><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item__caption\"><em>Old Haa Museum with room dedicated to the tragedy.<\/em><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/figure><\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-6722_d6912a-f0 .kt-block-spacer{height:40px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-6722_d6912a-f0 .kt-divider{border-top-width:1px;height:1px;border-top-color:#eee;width:80%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-6722_d6912a-f0\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\"><hr class=\"kt-divider\"\/><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6722_cb2f56-bb, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6722_cb2f56-bb[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading6722_cb2f56-bb\"]{font-size:var(--global-kb-font-size-md, 1.25rem);font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-family:Cinzel;color:#4d2d02;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6722_cb2f56-bb mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6722_cb2f56-bb[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading6722_cb2f56-bb\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6722_cb2f56-bb img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6722_cb2f56-bb[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading6722_cb2f56-bb\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h3 class=\"kt-adv-heading6722_cb2f56-bb wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading6722_cb2f56-bb\">Lerwick \u2013 the capital of the Shetlands<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>During our second stop in the Shetlands, we finally visit <strong>Lerwick <\/strong>\u2014 the capital of the archipelago. As expected, it\u2019s much more touristy than the other places we\u2019ve seen on the islands. Yachts are rafted together, cruise ships come and go, but even so, it\u2019s a very welcome stop after weeks spent in the Norwegian and Shetland wilderness.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-6722_cc3923-87 .kt-block-spacer{height:40px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-6722_cc3923-87 .kt-divider{border-top-width:1px;height:1px;border-top-color:#eee;width:80%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-6722_cc3923-87\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\"><hr class=\"kt-divider\"\/><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedgallery .kb-gallery-type-masonry.kb-gallery-id-6722_5fa630-83{margin:-5px;}.kb-gallery-type-masonry.kb-gallery-id-6722_5fa630-83 .kadence-blocks-gallery-item{padding:5px;}.kb-gallery-id-6722_5fa630-83 .kadence-blocks-gallery-item .kb-gal-image-radius, .kb-gallery-id-6722_5fa630-83 .kb-slide-item .kb-gal-image-radius img{border-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedgallery.kb-gallery-wrap-id-6722_5fa630-83{overflow:visible;}.kb-gallery-id-6722_5fa630-83 .kadence-blocks-gallery-item .kb-gal-image-radius, .kb-gallery-id-6722_5fa630-83 .kadence-blocks-gallery-thumb-item .kb-gal-image-radius{box-shadow:4px 2px 14px 0px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2);}.kb-gallery-id-6722_5fa630-83 .kadence-blocks-gallery-item:hover .kb-gal-image-radius, .kb-gallery-id-6722_5fa630-83 .kadence-blocks-gallery-thumb-item:hover .kb-gal-image-radius{box-shadow:4px 2px 14px 0px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2);}.kb-gallery-caption-style-bottom.kb-gallery-id-6722_5fa630-83 .kadence-blocks-gallery-item .kadence-blocks-gallery-item-inner .kadence-blocks-gallery-item__caption, .kb-gallery-caption-style-bottom-hover.kb-gallery-id-6722_5fa630-83 .kadence-blocks-gallery-item .kadence-blocks-gallery-item-inner .kadence-blocks-gallery-item__caption{background:linear-gradient(0deg, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.8) 0, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0) 100%);}<\/style><div class=\"kb-gallery-wrap-id-6722_5fa630-83 alignnone wp-block-kadence-advancedgallery\"><ul class=\"kb-gallery-ul kb-gallery-non-static kb-gallery-type-masonry kb-masonry-init kb-gallery-id-6722_5fa630-83 kb-gallery-caption-style-bottom-hover kb-gallery-filter-none kb-gallery-magnific-init\" data-image-filter=\"none\" data-item-selector=\".kadence-blocks-gallery-item\" data-lightbox-caption=\"true\" data-columns-xxl=\"1\" data-columns-xl=\"1\" data-columns-md=\"1\" data-columns-sm=\"1\" data-columns-xs=\"1\" data-columns-ss=\"1\"><li class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item\"><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item-inner\"><figure class=\"kb-gallery-figure kb-gallery-item-has-link kadence-blocks-gallery-item-has-caption\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-185656-Kopiowanie.jpg\" data-description=\"Lerwick is a busy harbor with only few places for small boats.\" class=\"kb-gallery-item-link\"   role=\"button\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\"><div class=\"kb-gal-image-radius\" style=\"max-width:1024px;\"><div class=\"kb-gallery-image-contain kadence-blocks-gallery-intrinsic\" style=\"padding-bottom:66%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-185656-Kopiowanie-1024x683.jpg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" alt=\"\" data-full-image=\"https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-185656-Kopiowanie.jpg\" data-light-image=\"https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-185656-Kopiowanie.jpg\" data-id=\"6786\" class=\"wp-image-6786\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-185656-Kopiowanie-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-185656-Kopiowanie-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-185656-Kopiowanie-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-185656-Kopiowanie-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-185656-Kopiowanie-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-185656-Kopiowanie.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/div><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item__caption\"><em>Lerwick is a busy harbor with only few places for small boats.<\/em><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/figure><\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-6722_9c4bbf-96 .kt-block-spacer{height:40px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-6722_9c4bbf-96 .kt-divider{border-top-width:1px;height:1px;border-top-color:#eee;width:80%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-6722_9c4bbf-96\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\"><hr class=\"kt-divider\"\/><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>As we slowly make our way south, we visit more mysterious brochs and take in the surrounding nature. Almost every day, it feels like we\u2019re sailing through Jurassic Park. The sheer abundance and diversity of life \u2014 especially seabirds \u2014 is hard to put into words.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-6722_c99bbb-71 .kt-block-spacer{height:40px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-6722_c99bbb-71 .kt-divider{border-top-width:1px;height:1px;border-top-color:#eee;width:80%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-6722_c99bbb-71\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\"><hr class=\"kt-divider\"\/><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedgallery .kb-gallery-type-masonry.kb-gallery-id-6722_5ad62e-50{margin:-5px;}.kb-gallery-type-masonry.kb-gallery-id-6722_5ad62e-50 .kadence-blocks-gallery-item{padding:5px;}.kb-gallery-id-6722_5ad62e-50 .kadence-blocks-gallery-item .kb-gal-image-radius, .kb-gallery-id-6722_5ad62e-50 .kb-slide-item .kb-gal-image-radius img{border-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedgallery.kb-gallery-wrap-id-6722_5ad62e-50{overflow:visible;}.kb-gallery-id-6722_5ad62e-50 .kadence-blocks-gallery-item .kb-gal-image-radius, .kb-gallery-id-6722_5ad62e-50 .kadence-blocks-gallery-thumb-item .kb-gal-image-radius{box-shadow:4px 2px 14px 0px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2);}.kb-gallery-id-6722_5ad62e-50 .kadence-blocks-gallery-item:hover .kb-gal-image-radius, .kb-gallery-id-6722_5ad62e-50 .kadence-blocks-gallery-thumb-item:hover .kb-gal-image-radius{box-shadow:4px 2px 14px 0px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2);}.kb-gallery-caption-style-bottom.kb-gallery-id-6722_5ad62e-50 .kadence-blocks-gallery-item .kadence-blocks-gallery-item-inner .kadence-blocks-gallery-item__caption, .kb-gallery-caption-style-bottom-hover.kb-gallery-id-6722_5ad62e-50 .kadence-blocks-gallery-item .kadence-blocks-gallery-item-inner .kadence-blocks-gallery-item__caption{background:linear-gradient(0deg, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.8) 0, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0) 100%);}<\/style><div class=\"kb-gallery-wrap-id-6722_5ad62e-50 alignnone wp-block-kadence-advancedgallery\"><ul class=\"kb-gallery-ul kb-gallery-non-static kb-gallery-type-masonry kb-masonry-init kb-gallery-id-6722_5ad62e-50 kb-gallery-caption-style-bottom-hover kb-gallery-filter-none kb-gallery-magnific-init\" data-image-filter=\"none\" data-item-selector=\".kadence-blocks-gallery-item\" data-lightbox-caption=\"true\" data-columns-xxl=\"2\" data-columns-xl=\"2\" data-columns-md=\"2\" data-columns-sm=\"2\" data-columns-xs=\"1\" data-columns-ss=\"1\"><li class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item\"><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item-inner\"><figure class=\"kb-gallery-figure kb-gallery-item-has-link kadence-blocks-gallery-item-has-caption\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-8198-Kopiowanie.jpg\" data-description=\"Noss Island is has one of the most popular cliffs for bird-watchers. We sailed around it.\" class=\"kb-gallery-item-link\"   role=\"button\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\"><div class=\"kb-gal-image-radius\" style=\"max-width:1024px;\"><div class=\"kb-gallery-image-contain kadence-blocks-gallery-intrinsic\" style=\"padding-bottom:66%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-8198-Kopiowanie-1024x683.jpg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" alt=\"\" data-full-image=\"https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-8198-Kopiowanie.jpg\" data-light-image=\"https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-8198-Kopiowanie.jpg\" data-id=\"6763\" class=\"wp-image-6763\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-8198-Kopiowanie-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-8198-Kopiowanie-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-8198-Kopiowanie-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-8198-Kopiowanie-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-8198-Kopiowanie-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-8198-Kopiowanie.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/div><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item__caption\"><em>Noss Island is has one of the most popular cliffs for bird-watchers. We sailed around it.<\/em><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/figure><\/div><\/li><li class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item\"><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item-inner\"><figure class=\"kb-gallery-figure kb-gallery-item-has-link kadence-blocks-gallery-item-has-caption\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-8382-Kopiowanie.jpg\" data-description=\"Another beautiful anchorage, allowing us to visit 3000-years old broch.\" class=\"kb-gallery-item-link\"   role=\"button\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\"><div class=\"kb-gal-image-radius\" style=\"max-width:1024px;\"><div class=\"kb-gallery-image-contain kadence-blocks-gallery-intrinsic\" style=\"padding-bottom:66%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-8382-Kopiowanie-1024x683.jpg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" alt=\"\" data-full-image=\"https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-8382-Kopiowanie.jpg\" data-light-image=\"https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-8382-Kopiowanie.jpg\" data-id=\"6764\" class=\"wp-image-6764\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-8382-Kopiowanie-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-8382-Kopiowanie-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-8382-Kopiowanie-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-8382-Kopiowanie-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-8382-Kopiowanie-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-8382-Kopiowanie.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/div><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item__caption\"><em>Another beautiful anchorage, allowing us to visit 3000-years old broch.<\/em><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/figure><\/div><\/li><li class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item\"><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item-inner\"><figure class=\"kb-gallery-figure kb-gallery-item-has-link kadence-blocks-gallery-item-has-caption\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/foczka2-8148-Kopiowanie.jpg\" data-description=\"Evening vititor.\" class=\"kb-gallery-item-link\"   role=\"button\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\"><div class=\"kb-gal-image-radius\" style=\"max-width:1024px;\"><div class=\"kb-gallery-image-contain kadence-blocks-gallery-intrinsic\" style=\"padding-bottom:66%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/foczka2-8148-Kopiowanie-1024x683.jpg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" alt=\"\" data-full-image=\"https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/foczka2-8148-Kopiowanie.jpg\" data-light-image=\"https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/foczka2-8148-Kopiowanie.jpg\" data-id=\"6728\" class=\"wp-image-6728\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/foczka2-8148-Kopiowanie-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/foczka2-8148-Kopiowanie-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/foczka2-8148-Kopiowanie-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/foczka2-8148-Kopiowanie-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/foczka2-8148-Kopiowanie-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/foczka2-8148-Kopiowanie.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/div><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item__caption\"><em>Evening vititor.<\/em><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/figure><\/div><\/li><li class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item\"><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item-inner\"><figure class=\"kb-gallery-figure kb-gallery-item-has-link kadence-blocks-gallery-item-has-caption\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-8399-Kopiowanie.jpg\" data-description=\"Brochs are round structures dating back 3000 years.\" class=\"kb-gallery-item-link\"   role=\"button\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\"><div class=\"kb-gal-image-radius\" style=\"max-width:1024px;\"><div class=\"kb-gallery-image-contain kadence-blocks-gallery-intrinsic\" style=\"padding-bottom:66%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-8399-Kopiowanie-1024x683.jpg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" alt=\"\" data-full-image=\"https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-8399-Kopiowanie.jpg\" data-light-image=\"https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-8399-Kopiowanie.jpg\" data-id=\"6803\" class=\"wp-image-6803\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-8399-Kopiowanie-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-8399-Kopiowanie-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-8399-Kopiowanie-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-8399-Kopiowanie-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-8399-Kopiowanie-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-8399-Kopiowanie.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/div><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item__caption\"><em>Brochs are round structures dating back 3000 years.<\/em><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/figure><\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-6722_680049-87 .kt-block-spacer{height:40px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-6722_680049-87 .kt-divider{border-top-width:1px;height:1px;border-top-color:#eee;width:80%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-6722_680049-87\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\"><hr class=\"kt-divider\"\/><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6722_778d5a-53, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6722_778d5a-53[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading6722_778d5a-53\"]{font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-family:Cinzel;color:#4d2d02;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6722_778d5a-53 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6722_778d5a-53[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading6722_778d5a-53\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6722_778d5a-53 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6722_778d5a-53[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading6722_778d5a-53\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h2 class=\"kt-adv-heading6722_778d5a-53 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading6722_778d5a-53\">Sailing to Fair Isle<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>As much as we\u2019d love to stay longer in the Shetlands, we start watching for a weather window to reach <strong>Fair Isle<\/strong>. This small island lies exactly between Orkney and Shetland and is a true paradise for nature lovers. Every year, over a million seabirds nest here. And any excuse to see puffins is a good one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We spend a few days there, walking the island back and forth. The result? So many bird photos on our memory cards that editing them will probably take years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We\u2019re amazed \u2014 although slightly surprised by the number of farms and the presence of agriculture on the island. We expected something more remote and wild, but maybe we\u2019ve just been spoiled by the northern Shetlands.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-6722_67255e-24 .kt-block-spacer{height:40px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-6722_67255e-24 .kt-divider{border-top-width:1px;height:1px;border-top-color:#eee;width:80%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-6722_67255e-24\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\"><hr class=\"kt-divider\"\/><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedgallery .kb-gallery-type-masonry.kb-gallery-id-6722_b43092-e6{margin:-5px;}.kb-gallery-type-masonry.kb-gallery-id-6722_b43092-e6 .kadence-blocks-gallery-item{padding:5px;}.kb-gallery-id-6722_b43092-e6 .kadence-blocks-gallery-item .kb-gal-image-radius, .kb-gallery-id-6722_b43092-e6 .kb-slide-item .kb-gal-image-radius img{border-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedgallery.kb-gallery-wrap-id-6722_b43092-e6{overflow:visible;}.kb-gallery-id-6722_b43092-e6 .kadence-blocks-gallery-item .kb-gal-image-radius, .kb-gallery-id-6722_b43092-e6 .kadence-blocks-gallery-thumb-item .kb-gal-image-radius{box-shadow:4px 2px 14px 0px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2);}.kb-gallery-id-6722_b43092-e6 .kadence-blocks-gallery-item:hover .kb-gal-image-radius, .kb-gallery-id-6722_b43092-e6 .kadence-blocks-gallery-thumb-item:hover .kb-gal-image-radius{box-shadow:4px 2px 14px 0px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2);}.kb-gallery-caption-style-bottom.kb-gallery-id-6722_b43092-e6 .kadence-blocks-gallery-item .kadence-blocks-gallery-item-inner .kadence-blocks-gallery-item__caption, .kb-gallery-caption-style-bottom-hover.kb-gallery-id-6722_b43092-e6 .kadence-blocks-gallery-item .kadence-blocks-gallery-item-inner .kadence-blocks-gallery-item__caption{background:linear-gradient(0deg, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.8) 0, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0) 100%);}<\/style><div class=\"kb-gallery-wrap-id-6722_b43092-e6 alignnone wp-block-kadence-advancedgallery\"><ul class=\"kb-gallery-ul kb-gallery-non-static kb-gallery-type-masonry kb-masonry-init kb-gallery-id-6722_b43092-e6 kb-gallery-caption-style-bottom-hover kb-gallery-filter-none kb-gallery-magnific-init\" data-image-filter=\"none\" data-item-selector=\".kadence-blocks-gallery-item\" data-lightbox-caption=\"true\" data-columns-xxl=\"2\" data-columns-xl=\"2\" data-columns-md=\"2\" data-columns-sm=\"2\" data-columns-xs=\"1\" data-columns-ss=\"1\"><li class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item\"><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item-inner\"><figure class=\"kb-gallery-figure kb-gallery-item-has-link kadence-blocks-gallery-item-has-caption\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-9078-Kopiowanie.jpg\" data-description=\"Fair Isle landscapes are breathtaking.\" class=\"kb-gallery-item-link\"   role=\"button\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\"><div class=\"kb-gal-image-radius\" style=\"max-width:1024px;\"><div class=\"kb-gallery-image-contain kadence-blocks-gallery-intrinsic\" style=\"padding-bottom:66%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-9078-Kopiowanie-1024x683.jpg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" alt=\"\" data-full-image=\"https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-9078-Kopiowanie.jpg\" data-light-image=\"https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-9078-Kopiowanie.jpg\" data-id=\"6767\" class=\"wp-image-6767\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-9078-Kopiowanie-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-9078-Kopiowanie-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-9078-Kopiowanie-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-9078-Kopiowanie-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-9078-Kopiowanie-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-9078-Kopiowanie.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/div><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item__caption\"><em>Fair Isle landscapes are breathtaking.<\/em><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/figure><\/div><\/li><li class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item\"><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item-inner\"><figure class=\"kb-gallery-figure kb-gallery-item-has-link kadence-blocks-gallery-item-has-caption\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-9123-Kopiowanie.jpg\" data-description=\"Fair Isle northern coast.\" class=\"kb-gallery-item-link\"   role=\"button\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\"><div class=\"kb-gal-image-radius\" style=\"max-width:1024px;\"><div class=\"kb-gallery-image-contain kadence-blocks-gallery-intrinsic\" style=\"padding-bottom:66%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-9123-Kopiowanie-1024x683.jpg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" alt=\"\" data-full-image=\"https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-9123-Kopiowanie.jpg\" data-light-image=\"https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-9123-Kopiowanie.jpg\" data-id=\"6768\" class=\"wp-image-6768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-9123-Kopiowanie-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-9123-Kopiowanie-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-9123-Kopiowanie-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-9123-Kopiowanie-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-9123-Kopiowanie-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-9123-Kopiowanie.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/div><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item__caption\"><em>Fair Isle northern coast.<\/em><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/figure><\/div><\/li><li class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item\"><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item-inner\"><figure class=\"kb-gallery-figure kb-gallery-item-has-link kadence-blocks-gallery-item-has-caption\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-8882-Kopiowanie.jpg\" data-description=\"We were slightly surprised by the number of farms and the presence of agriculture on the island.\" class=\"kb-gallery-item-link\"   role=\"button\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\"><div class=\"kb-gal-image-radius\" style=\"max-width:1024px;\"><div class=\"kb-gallery-image-contain kadence-blocks-gallery-intrinsic\" style=\"padding-bottom:66%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-8882-Kopiowanie-1024x683.jpg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" alt=\"\" data-full-image=\"https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-8882-Kopiowanie.jpg\" data-light-image=\"https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-8882-Kopiowanie.jpg\" data-id=\"6766\" class=\"wp-image-6766\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-8882-Kopiowanie-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-8882-Kopiowanie-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-8882-Kopiowanie-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-8882-Kopiowanie-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-8882-Kopiowanie-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-8882-Kopiowanie.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/div><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item__caption\"><em>We were slightly surprised by the number of farms and the presence of agriculture on the island.<\/em><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/figure><\/div><\/li><li class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item\"><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item-inner\"><figure class=\"kb-gallery-figure kb-gallery-item-has-link kadence-blocks-gallery-item-has-caption\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-8581-Kopiowanie.jpg\" data-description=\"Any excuse to see puffins is a good one.\" class=\"kb-gallery-item-link\"   role=\"button\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\"><div class=\"kb-gal-image-radius\" style=\"max-width:1024px;\"><div class=\"kb-gallery-image-contain kadence-blocks-gallery-intrinsic\" style=\"padding-bottom:66%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-8581-Kopiowanie-1024x683.jpg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" alt=\"\" data-full-image=\"https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-8581-Kopiowanie.jpg\" data-light-image=\"https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-8581-Kopiowanie.jpg\" data-id=\"6765\" class=\"wp-image-6765\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-8581-Kopiowanie-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-8581-Kopiowanie-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-8581-Kopiowanie-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-8581-Kopiowanie-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-8581-Kopiowanie-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-8581-Kopiowanie.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/div><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item__caption\"><em>Any excuse to see puffins is a good one.<\/em><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/figure><\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-6722_df7962-21 .kt-block-spacer{height:40px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-6722_df7962-21 .kt-divider{border-top-width:1px;height:1px;border-top-color:#eee;width:80%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-6722_df7962-21\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\"><hr class=\"kt-divider\"\/><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6722_046ae0-8e, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6722_046ae0-8e[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading6722_046ae0-8e\"]{font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-family:Cinzel;color:#4d2d02;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6722_046ae0-8e mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6722_046ae0-8e[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading6722_046ae0-8e\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6722_046ae0-8e img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6722_046ae0-8e[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading6722_046ae0-8e\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h2 class=\"kt-adv-heading6722_046ae0-8e wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading6722_046ae0-8e\">Sailing To Orkney<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>There\u2019s still one more archipelago left to explore north of Scotland \u2014 <strong>Orkney<\/strong>. From a navigation perspective, it\u2019s more demanding, mainly due to the very strong tidal currents between the islands. The landscape is also noticeably flatter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We approach from the northwest and, over the course of a few days, move slowly between anchorages towards <strong>Kirkwall <\/strong>\u2014 the capital of the archipelago. Each day brings a new tidal puzzle to solve. Even short passages of just a few miles require careful planning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But there\u2019s one thing I\u2019ll remember most from this place. The smell of cattle. It hits almost immediately, as soon as we enter an anchorage.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6722_47c0ac-11, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6722_47c0ac-11[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading6722_47c0ac-11\"]{font-size:var(--global-kb-font-size-md, 1.25rem);font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-family:Cinzel;color:#4d2d02;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6722_47c0ac-11 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6722_47c0ac-11[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading6722_47c0ac-11\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6722_47c0ac-11 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6722_47c0ac-11[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading6722_47c0ac-11\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h3 class=\"kt-adv-heading6722_47c0ac-11 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading6722_47c0ac-11\">Kirkwall<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>It quickly turns out that the most convenient way to explore the key sites is by renting a car or using public transport. Moving between bays by boat \u2014 often very exposed ones \u2014 can be logistically complicated, mainly due to the strong currents. So we leave the boat in <strong>Kirkwall <\/strong>and head ashore to explore mysterious stone circles and burial mounds dating back as far as five thousand years.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-6722_1e2cf0-7a .kt-block-spacer{height:40px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-6722_1e2cf0-7a .kt-divider{border-top-width:1px;height:1px;border-top-color:#eee;width:80%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-6722_1e2cf0-7a\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\"><hr class=\"kt-divider\"\/><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedgallery .kb-gallery-type-masonry.kb-gallery-id-6722_2f3118-4d{margin:-5px;}.kb-gallery-type-masonry.kb-gallery-id-6722_2f3118-4d .kadence-blocks-gallery-item{padding:5px;}.kb-gallery-id-6722_2f3118-4d .kadence-blocks-gallery-item .kb-gal-image-radius, .kb-gallery-id-6722_2f3118-4d .kb-slide-item .kb-gal-image-radius img{border-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedgallery.kb-gallery-wrap-id-6722_2f3118-4d{overflow:visible;}.kb-gallery-id-6722_2f3118-4d .kadence-blocks-gallery-item .kb-gal-image-radius, .kb-gallery-id-6722_2f3118-4d .kadence-blocks-gallery-thumb-item .kb-gal-image-radius{box-shadow:4px 2px 14px 0px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2);}.kb-gallery-id-6722_2f3118-4d .kadence-blocks-gallery-item:hover .kb-gal-image-radius, .kb-gallery-id-6722_2f3118-4d .kadence-blocks-gallery-thumb-item:hover .kb-gal-image-radius{box-shadow:4px 2px 14px 0px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2);}.kb-gallery-caption-style-bottom.kb-gallery-id-6722_2f3118-4d .kadence-blocks-gallery-item .kadence-blocks-gallery-item-inner .kadence-blocks-gallery-item__caption, .kb-gallery-caption-style-bottom-hover.kb-gallery-id-6722_2f3118-4d .kadence-blocks-gallery-item .kadence-blocks-gallery-item-inner .kadence-blocks-gallery-item__caption{background:linear-gradient(0deg, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.8) 0, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0) 100%);}<\/style><div class=\"kb-gallery-wrap-id-6722_2f3118-4d alignnone wp-block-kadence-advancedgallery\"><ul class=\"kb-gallery-ul kb-gallery-non-static kb-gallery-type-masonry kb-masonry-init kb-gallery-id-6722_2f3118-4d kb-gallery-caption-style-bottom-hover kb-gallery-filter-none kb-gallery-magnific-init\" data-image-filter=\"none\" data-item-selector=\".kadence-blocks-gallery-item\" data-lightbox-caption=\"true\" data-columns-xxl=\"2\" data-columns-xl=\"2\" data-columns-md=\"2\" data-columns-sm=\"2\" data-columns-xs=\"1\" data-columns-ss=\"1\"><li class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item\"><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item-inner\"><figure class=\"kb-gallery-figure kb-gallery-item-has-link kadence-blocks-gallery-item-has-caption\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-9540-Kopiowanie.jpg\" data-description=\"Kirkwall, Orkney&#039;s capital, was full of people. It&#039;s because of International Island Games taking place.\" class=\"kb-gallery-item-link\"   role=\"button\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\"><div class=\"kb-gal-image-radius\" style=\"max-width:1024px;\"><div class=\"kb-gallery-image-contain kadence-blocks-gallery-intrinsic\" style=\"padding-bottom:66%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-9540-Kopiowanie-1024x683.jpg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" alt=\"\" data-full-image=\"https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-9540-Kopiowanie.jpg\" data-light-image=\"https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-9540-Kopiowanie.jpg\" data-id=\"6773\" class=\"wp-image-6773\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-9540-Kopiowanie-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-9540-Kopiowanie-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-9540-Kopiowanie-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-9540-Kopiowanie-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-9540-Kopiowanie-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-9540-Kopiowanie.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/div><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item__caption\"><em>Kirkwall, Orkney&#8217;s capital, was full of people. It&#8217;s because of International Island Games taking place.<\/em><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/figure><\/div><\/li><li class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item\"><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item-inner\"><figure class=\"kb-gallery-figure kb-gallery-item-has-link kadence-blocks-gallery-item-has-caption\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-9453-Kopiowanie.jpg\" data-description=\"This inconspicuous hill is a rare burial mound from 5000 years ago!\" class=\"kb-gallery-item-link\"   role=\"button\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\"><div class=\"kb-gal-image-radius\" style=\"max-width:1024px;\"><div class=\"kb-gallery-image-contain kadence-blocks-gallery-intrinsic\" style=\"padding-bottom:66%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-9453-Kopiowanie-1024x683.jpg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" alt=\"\" data-full-image=\"https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-9453-Kopiowanie.jpg\" data-light-image=\"https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-9453-Kopiowanie.jpg\" data-id=\"6769\" class=\"wp-image-6769\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-9453-Kopiowanie-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-9453-Kopiowanie-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-9453-Kopiowanie-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-9453-Kopiowanie-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-9453-Kopiowanie-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-9453-Kopiowanie.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/div><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item__caption\"><em>This inconspicuous hill is a rare burial mound from 5000 years ago!<\/em><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/figure><\/div><\/li><li class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item\"><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item-inner\"><figure class=\"kb-gallery-figure kb-gallery-item-has-link kadence-blocks-gallery-item-has-caption\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-9490-Kopiowanie.jpg\" data-description=\"Stone rings are mysterious structures from thousands of years back.\" class=\"kb-gallery-item-link\"   role=\"button\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\"><div class=\"kb-gal-image-radius\" style=\"max-width:1024px;\"><div class=\"kb-gallery-image-contain kadence-blocks-gallery-intrinsic\" style=\"padding-bottom:66%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-9490-Kopiowanie-1024x683.jpg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" alt=\"\" data-full-image=\"https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-9490-Kopiowanie.jpg\" data-light-image=\"https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-9490-Kopiowanie.jpg\" data-id=\"6771\" class=\"wp-image-6771\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-9490-Kopiowanie-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-9490-Kopiowanie-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-9490-Kopiowanie-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-9490-Kopiowanie-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-9490-Kopiowanie-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-9490-Kopiowanie.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/div><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item__caption\"><em>Stone rings are mysterious structures from thousands of years back.<\/em><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/figure><\/div><\/li><li class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item\"><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item-inner\"><figure class=\"kb-gallery-figure kb-gallery-item-has-link kadence-blocks-gallery-item-has-caption\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-9516-Kopiowanie.jpg\" data-description=\"Stone rings are mysterious structures from thousands of years back.\" class=\"kb-gallery-item-link\"   role=\"button\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\"><div class=\"kb-gal-image-radius\" style=\"max-width:1024px;\"><div class=\"kb-gallery-image-contain kadence-blocks-gallery-intrinsic\" style=\"padding-bottom:66%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-9516-Kopiowanie-1024x683.jpg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" alt=\"\" data-full-image=\"https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-9516-Kopiowanie.jpg\" data-light-image=\"https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-9516-Kopiowanie.jpg\" data-id=\"6772\" class=\"wp-image-6772\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-9516-Kopiowanie-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-9516-Kopiowanie-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-9516-Kopiowanie-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-9516-Kopiowanie-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-9516-Kopiowanie-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-9516-Kopiowanie.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/div><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item__caption\"><em>Stone rings are mysterious structures from thousands of years back.<\/em><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/figure><\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-6722_d0932d-6e .kt-block-spacer{height:40px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-6722_d0932d-6e .kt-divider{border-top-width:1px;height:1px;border-top-color:#eee;width:80%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-6722_d0932d-6e\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\"><hr class=\"kt-divider\"\/><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>There\u2019s also a nice surprise waiting for us in the harbour \u2014 not far from where we\u2019re moored, the Polish tall ship <em>Kapitan Borchardt<\/em> is docked. We end up spending a really enjoyable afternoon with her crew. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While Orkney is fascinating from a historical perspective, it doesn\u2019t quite impress us visually as much as the Shetlands did. It seems like very few places will be able to top them.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6722_938a0d-66, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6722_938a0d-66[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading6722_938a0d-66\"]{font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-family:Cinzel;color:#4d2d02;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6722_938a0d-66 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6722_938a0d-66[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading6722_938a0d-66\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6722_938a0d-66 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6722_938a0d-66[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading6722_938a0d-66\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h2 class=\"kt-adv-heading6722_938a0d-66 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading6722_938a0d-66\">Rounding Cape Wrath<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The return to Scotland\u2019s north-west coast is another weather-and-tide puzzle. Ahead of us lies <strong>Cape Wrath<\/strong> \u2014 a headland almost as infamous as the nearby <strong>Pentland Firth<\/strong>. Even though we set off in thick fog, the planning turns out to be spot on. Morning at this ominous corner of Scotland greets us with calm seas and surprisingly friendly conditions.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-6722_d1693d-6c .kt-block-spacer{height:40px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-6722_d1693d-6c .kt-divider{border-top-width:1px;height:1px;border-top-color:#eee;width:80%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-6722_d1693d-6c\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\"><hr class=\"kt-divider\"\/><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedgallery .kb-gallery-type-masonry.kb-gallery-id-6722_f28376-d5{margin:-5px;}.kb-gallery-type-masonry.kb-gallery-id-6722_f28376-d5 .kadence-blocks-gallery-item{padding:5px;}.kb-gallery-id-6722_f28376-d5 .kadence-blocks-gallery-item .kb-gal-image-radius, .kb-gallery-id-6722_f28376-d5 .kb-slide-item .kb-gal-image-radius img{border-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedgallery.kb-gallery-wrap-id-6722_f28376-d5{overflow:visible;}.kb-gallery-id-6722_f28376-d5 .kadence-blocks-gallery-item .kb-gal-image-radius, .kb-gallery-id-6722_f28376-d5 .kadence-blocks-gallery-thumb-item .kb-gal-image-radius{box-shadow:4px 2px 14px 0px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2);}.kb-gallery-id-6722_f28376-d5 .kadence-blocks-gallery-item:hover .kb-gal-image-radius, .kb-gallery-id-6722_f28376-d5 .kadence-blocks-gallery-thumb-item:hover .kb-gal-image-radius{box-shadow:4px 2px 14px 0px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2);}.kb-gallery-caption-style-bottom.kb-gallery-id-6722_f28376-d5 .kadence-blocks-gallery-item .kadence-blocks-gallery-item-inner .kadence-blocks-gallery-item__caption, .kb-gallery-caption-style-bottom-hover.kb-gallery-id-6722_f28376-d5 .kadence-blocks-gallery-item .kadence-blocks-gallery-item-inner .kadence-blocks-gallery-item__caption{background:linear-gradient(0deg, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.8) 0, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0) 100%);}<\/style><div class=\"kb-gallery-wrap-id-6722_f28376-d5 alignnone wp-block-kadence-advancedgallery\"><ul class=\"kb-gallery-ul kb-gallery-non-static kb-gallery-type-masonry kb-masonry-init kb-gallery-id-6722_f28376-d5 kb-gallery-caption-style-bottom-hover kb-gallery-filter-none kb-gallery-magnific-init\" data-image-filter=\"none\" data-item-selector=\".kadence-blocks-gallery-item\" data-lightbox-caption=\"true\" data-columns-xxl=\"1\" data-columns-xl=\"1\" data-columns-md=\"1\" data-columns-sm=\"1\" data-columns-xs=\"1\" data-columns-ss=\"1\"><li class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item\"><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item-inner\"><figure class=\"kb-gallery-figure kb-gallery-item-has-link kadence-blocks-gallery-item-has-caption\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-205138-Kopiowanie.jpg\" data-description=\"Leaving Orkney in thick fog.\" class=\"kb-gallery-item-link\"   role=\"button\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\"><div class=\"kb-gal-image-radius\" style=\"max-width:1024px;\"><div class=\"kb-gallery-image-contain kadence-blocks-gallery-intrinsic\" style=\"padding-bottom:66%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-205138-Kopiowanie-1024x683.jpg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" alt=\"\" data-full-image=\"https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-205138-Kopiowanie.jpg\" data-light-image=\"https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-205138-Kopiowanie.jpg\" data-id=\"6789\" class=\"wp-image-6789\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-205138-Kopiowanie-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-205138-Kopiowanie-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-205138-Kopiowanie-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-205138-Kopiowanie-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-205138-Kopiowanie-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-205138-Kopiowanie.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/div><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item__caption\"><em>Leaving Orkney in thick fog.<\/em><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/figure><\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-6722_ee4094-eb .kt-block-spacer{height:40px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-6722_ee4094-eb .kt-divider{border-top-width:1px;height:1px;border-top-color:#eee;width:80%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-6722_ee4094-eb\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\"><hr class=\"kt-divider\"\/><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>We begin exploring the coastline from the north: small bays, no signs of civilization, silence, and complete peace. And once again, the same thought comes back \u2014 maybe we should stay here longer. Much longer.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6722_516b48-00, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6722_516b48-00[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading6722_516b48-00\"]{font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-family:Cinzel;color:#4d2d02;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6722_516b48-00 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6722_516b48-00[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading6722_516b48-00\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6722_516b48-00 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6722_516b48-00[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading6722_516b48-00\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h2 class=\"kt-adv-heading6722_516b48-00 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading6722_516b48-00\">Hebrides and a Humpback Encounter<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>It\u2019s already the end of July, though, so we slowly have to start thinking about heading back south. The <strong>Hebrides <\/strong>are still ahead of us, and as we sail along the north-west coast, we keep watching for a weather window to cross over to the outer archipelago, towards its largest town \u2014 <strong>Stornoway<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Along the way, we stay extra alert, knowing that whales are often spotted in this area. At one point, we notice a fin. Could it be a minke whale, which is common here? A moment later, everything becomes clear. The distinctive tail fluke leaves no doubt \u2014 <strong><em>it\u2019s a humpback<\/em><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Once again, luck is on our side. We can hardly believe our eyes. Spotting a humpback isn\u2019t nearly as common as encountering other whale species, so we decide to double-check with experts. We\u2019re right. What\u2019s more, it turns out that this particular individual has never been catalogued before. The photos we send in will be used to officially register it. We even get the chance to name it. But that privilege comes with a \u00a3500 price \u2014 so our humpback will have to stick with a number \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-6722_52ef1e-25 .kt-block-spacer{height:40px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-6722_52ef1e-25 .kt-divider{border-top-width:1px;height:1px;border-top-color:#eee;width:80%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-6722_52ef1e-25\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\"><hr class=\"kt-divider\"\/><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedgallery .kb-gallery-type-masonry.kb-gallery-id-6722_699876-28{margin:-5px;}.kb-gallery-type-masonry.kb-gallery-id-6722_699876-28 .kadence-blocks-gallery-item{padding:5px;}.kb-gallery-id-6722_699876-28 .kadence-blocks-gallery-item .kb-gal-image-radius, .kb-gallery-id-6722_699876-28 .kb-slide-item .kb-gal-image-radius img{border-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedgallery.kb-gallery-wrap-id-6722_699876-28{overflow:visible;}.kb-gallery-id-6722_699876-28 .kadence-blocks-gallery-item .kb-gal-image-radius, .kb-gallery-id-6722_699876-28 .kadence-blocks-gallery-thumb-item .kb-gal-image-radius{box-shadow:4px 2px 14px 0px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2);}.kb-gallery-id-6722_699876-28 .kadence-blocks-gallery-item:hover .kb-gal-image-radius, .kb-gallery-id-6722_699876-28 .kadence-blocks-gallery-thumb-item:hover .kb-gal-image-radius{box-shadow:4px 2px 14px 0px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2);}.kb-gallery-caption-style-bottom.kb-gallery-id-6722_699876-28 .kadence-blocks-gallery-item .kadence-blocks-gallery-item-inner .kadence-blocks-gallery-item__caption, .kb-gallery-caption-style-bottom-hover.kb-gallery-id-6722_699876-28 .kadence-blocks-gallery-item .kadence-blocks-gallery-item-inner .kadence-blocks-gallery-item__caption{background:linear-gradient(0deg, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.8) 0, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0) 100%);}<\/style><div class=\"kb-gallery-wrap-id-6722_699876-28 alignnone wp-block-kadence-advancedgallery\"><ul class=\"kb-gallery-ul kb-gallery-non-static kb-gallery-type-masonry kb-masonry-init kb-gallery-id-6722_699876-28 kb-gallery-caption-style-bottom-hover kb-gallery-filter-none kb-gallery-magnific-init\" data-image-filter=\"none\" data-item-selector=\".kadence-blocks-gallery-item\" data-lightbox-caption=\"true\" data-columns-xxl=\"1\" data-columns-xl=\"1\" data-columns-md=\"1\" data-columns-sm=\"1\" data-columns-xs=\"1\" data-columns-ss=\"1\"><li class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item\"><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item-inner\"><figure class=\"kb-gallery-figure kb-gallery-item-has-link kadence-blocks-gallery-item-has-caption\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/humpback-9632-Kopiowanie.jpg\" data-description=\"Humpback whale tail - one of the most precious photos of 2025.\" class=\"kb-gallery-item-link\"   role=\"button\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\"><div class=\"kb-gal-image-radius\" style=\"max-width:1024px;\"><div class=\"kb-gallery-image-contain kadence-blocks-gallery-intrinsic\" style=\"padding-bottom:66%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/humpback-9632-Kopiowanie-1024x682.jpg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" alt=\"\" data-full-image=\"https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/humpback-9632-Kopiowanie.jpg\" data-light-image=\"https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/humpback-9632-Kopiowanie.jpg\" data-id=\"6730\" class=\"wp-image-6730\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/humpback-9632-Kopiowanie-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/humpback-9632-Kopiowanie-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/humpback-9632-Kopiowanie-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/humpback-9632-Kopiowanie-1536x1023.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/humpback-9632-Kopiowanie-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/humpback-9632-Kopiowanie.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/div><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item__caption\"><em>Humpback whale tail &#8211; one of the most precious photos of 2025.<\/em><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/figure><\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-6722_42a100-74 .kt-block-spacer{height:40px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-6722_42a100-74 .kt-divider{border-top-width:1px;height:1px;border-top-color:#eee;width:80%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-6722_42a100-74\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\"><hr class=\"kt-divider\"\/><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6722_8f99c0-b2, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6722_8f99c0-b2[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading6722_8f99c0-b2\"]{font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-family:Cinzel;color:#4d2d02;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6722_8f99c0-b2 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6722_8f99c0-b2[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading6722_8f99c0-b2\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6722_8f99c0-b2 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6722_8f99c0-b2[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading6722_8f99c0-b2\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h2 class=\"kt-adv-heading6722_8f99c0-b2 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading6722_8f99c0-b2\">Outer Hebrides and The Dream of St Kilda<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>We arrive in the <strong>Outer Hebrides<\/strong>, in Stornoway, in fantastic spirits. Here, just like in many other places, the easiest way to explore the archipelago is by car \u2014 the main attractions, such as stone circles, brochs, and open-air museums, are located on the western coast, where safe anchorages are hard to find.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-6722_4e7463-31 .kt-block-spacer{height:40px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-6722_4e7463-31 .kt-divider{border-top-width:1px;height:1px;border-top-color:#eee;width:80%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-6722_4e7463-31\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\"><hr class=\"kt-divider\"\/><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedgallery .kb-gallery-type-masonry.kb-gallery-id-6722_b11d04-00{margin:-5px;}.kb-gallery-type-masonry.kb-gallery-id-6722_b11d04-00 .kadence-blocks-gallery-item{padding:5px;}.kb-gallery-id-6722_b11d04-00 .kadence-blocks-gallery-item .kb-gal-image-radius, .kb-gallery-id-6722_b11d04-00 .kb-slide-item .kb-gal-image-radius img{border-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedgallery.kb-gallery-wrap-id-6722_b11d04-00{overflow:visible;}.kb-gallery-id-6722_b11d04-00 .kadence-blocks-gallery-item .kb-gal-image-radius, .kb-gallery-id-6722_b11d04-00 .kadence-blocks-gallery-thumb-item .kb-gal-image-radius{box-shadow:4px 2px 14px 0px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2);}.kb-gallery-id-6722_b11d04-00 .kadence-blocks-gallery-item:hover .kb-gal-image-radius, .kb-gallery-id-6722_b11d04-00 .kadence-blocks-gallery-thumb-item:hover .kb-gal-image-radius{box-shadow:4px 2px 14px 0px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2);}.kb-gallery-caption-style-bottom.kb-gallery-id-6722_b11d04-00 .kadence-blocks-gallery-item .kadence-blocks-gallery-item-inner .kadence-blocks-gallery-item__caption, .kb-gallery-caption-style-bottom-hover.kb-gallery-id-6722_b11d04-00 .kadence-blocks-gallery-item .kadence-blocks-gallery-item-inner .kadence-blocks-gallery-item__caption{background:linear-gradient(0deg, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.8) 0, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0) 100%);}<\/style><div class=\"kb-gallery-wrap-id-6722_b11d04-00 alignnone wp-block-kadence-advancedgallery\"><ul class=\"kb-gallery-ul kb-gallery-non-static kb-gallery-type-masonry kb-masonry-init kb-gallery-id-6722_b11d04-00 kb-gallery-caption-style-bottom-hover kb-gallery-filter-none kb-gallery-magnific-init\" data-image-filter=\"none\" data-item-selector=\".kadence-blocks-gallery-item\" data-lightbox-caption=\"true\" data-columns-xxl=\"2\" data-columns-xl=\"2\" data-columns-md=\"2\" data-columns-sm=\"2\" data-columns-xs=\"1\" data-columns-ss=\"1\"><li class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item\"><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item-inner\"><figure class=\"kb-gallery-figure kb-gallery-item-has-link kadence-blocks-gallery-item-has-caption\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-0897-Kopiowanie.jpg\" data-description=\"Stornoway Harbour\" class=\"kb-gallery-item-link\"   role=\"button\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\"><div class=\"kb-gal-image-radius\" style=\"max-width:1024px;\"><div class=\"kb-gallery-image-contain kadence-blocks-gallery-intrinsic\" style=\"padding-bottom:66%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-0897-Kopiowanie-1024x683.jpg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" alt=\"\" data-full-image=\"https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-0897-Kopiowanie.jpg\" data-light-image=\"https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-0897-Kopiowanie.jpg\" data-id=\"6751\" class=\"wp-image-6751\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-0897-Kopiowanie-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-0897-Kopiowanie-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-0897-Kopiowanie-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-0897-Kopiowanie-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-0897-Kopiowanie-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-0897-Kopiowanie.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/div><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item__caption\"><em>Stornoway Harbour<\/em><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/figure><\/div><\/li><li class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item\"><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item-inner\"><figure class=\"kb-gallery-figure kb-gallery-item-has-link kadence-blocks-gallery-item-has-caption\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-9812-Kopiowanie.jpg\" data-description=\"Calanais Standing Stones\" class=\"kb-gallery-item-link\"   role=\"button\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\"><div class=\"kb-gal-image-radius\" style=\"max-width:1024px;\"><div class=\"kb-gallery-image-contain kadence-blocks-gallery-intrinsic\" style=\"padding-bottom:66%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-9812-Kopiowanie-1024x683.jpg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" alt=\"\" data-full-image=\"https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-9812-Kopiowanie.jpg\" data-light-image=\"https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-9812-Kopiowanie.jpg\" data-id=\"6774\" class=\"wp-image-6774\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-9812-Kopiowanie-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-9812-Kopiowanie-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-9812-Kopiowanie-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-9812-Kopiowanie-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-9812-Kopiowanie-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-9812-Kopiowanie.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/div><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item__caption\"><em>Calanais Standing Stones<\/em><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/figure><\/div><\/li><li class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item\"><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item-inner\"><figure class=\"kb-gallery-figure kb-gallery-item-has-link kadence-blocks-gallery-item-has-caption\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-9874-Kopiowanie.jpg\" data-description=\"Dun Carloway Broch\" class=\"kb-gallery-item-link\"   role=\"button\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\"><div class=\"kb-gal-image-radius\" style=\"max-width:1024px;\"><div class=\"kb-gallery-image-contain kadence-blocks-gallery-intrinsic\" style=\"padding-bottom:66%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-9874-Kopiowanie-1024x683.jpg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" alt=\"\" data-full-image=\"https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-9874-Kopiowanie.jpg\" data-light-image=\"https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-9874-Kopiowanie.jpg\" data-id=\"6775\" class=\"wp-image-6775\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-9874-Kopiowanie-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-9874-Kopiowanie-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-9874-Kopiowanie-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-9874-Kopiowanie-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-9874-Kopiowanie-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-9874-Kopiowanie.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/div><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item__caption\"><em>Dun Carloway Broch<\/em><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/figure><\/div><\/li><li class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item\"><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item-inner\"><figure class=\"kb-gallery-figure kb-gallery-item-has-link kadence-blocks-gallery-item-has-caption\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-9903-Kopiowanie.jpg\" data-description=\"Gearrannan Blackhouse Village\" class=\"kb-gallery-item-link\"   role=\"button\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\"><div class=\"kb-gal-image-radius\" style=\"max-width:1024px;\"><div class=\"kb-gallery-image-contain kadence-blocks-gallery-intrinsic\" style=\"padding-bottom:66%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-9903-Kopiowanie-1024x683.jpg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" alt=\"\" data-full-image=\"https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-9903-Kopiowanie.jpg\" data-light-image=\"https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-9903-Kopiowanie.jpg\" data-id=\"6776\" class=\"wp-image-6776\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-9903-Kopiowanie-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-9903-Kopiowanie-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-9903-Kopiowanie-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-9903-Kopiowanie-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-9903-Kopiowanie-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-9903-Kopiowanie.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/div><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item__caption\"><em>Gearrannan Blackhouse Village<\/em><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/figure><\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-6722_a28da6-84 .kt-block-spacer{height:40px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-6722_a28da6-84 .kt-divider{border-top-width:1px;height:1px;border-top-color:#eee;width:80%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-6722_a28da6-84\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\"><hr class=\"kt-divider\"\/><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Even though the list of dreams fulfilled on this journey keeps growing, there\u2019s still one that stays in the back of our minds \u2014 <strong><em>a trip to St Kilda<\/em><\/strong>. It\u2019s the most remote island in the United Kingdom, where, until the 1930s, the last hunter-gatherer community in Europe lived.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Why was getting there such a dream for us? Because reaching this island \u2014 located nearly 40 miles from the Outer Hebrides, out in the open North Atlantic \u2014 requires a <em>very specific weather setup<\/em>. Easterly winds to get there. Westerlies to anchor safely. A weather window to explore. And then westerlies again for the way back.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That combination doesn\u2019t happen often. That\u2019s why only a handful of yachts make it there each year, and from the very beginning we treated this idea more as a dream than a plan. But it seems that 2025 decided to spoil us until the very end \u2014 once again, we get the perfect weather window. We push through the wild currents in the strait <strong>between Harris and Lewis<\/strong>, which don\u2019t always behave exactly as predicted, and sail overnight to reach the island, wrapped in fog, by morning.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-6722_afaf6d-bc .kt-block-spacer{height:40px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-6722_afaf6d-bc .kt-divider{border-top-width:1px;height:1px;border-top-color:#eee;width:80%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-6722_afaf6d-bc\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\"><hr class=\"kt-divider\"\/><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedgallery .kb-gallery-type-masonry.kb-gallery-id-6722_5f7340-f8{margin:-5px;}.kb-gallery-type-masonry.kb-gallery-id-6722_5f7340-f8 .kadence-blocks-gallery-item{padding:5px;}.kb-gallery-id-6722_5f7340-f8 .kadence-blocks-gallery-item .kb-gal-image-radius, .kb-gallery-id-6722_5f7340-f8 .kb-slide-item .kb-gal-image-radius img{border-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedgallery.kb-gallery-wrap-id-6722_5f7340-f8{overflow:visible;}.kb-gallery-id-6722_5f7340-f8 .kadence-blocks-gallery-item .kb-gal-image-radius, .kb-gallery-id-6722_5f7340-f8 .kadence-blocks-gallery-thumb-item .kb-gal-image-radius{box-shadow:4px 2px 14px 0px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2);}.kb-gallery-id-6722_5f7340-f8 .kadence-blocks-gallery-item:hover .kb-gal-image-radius, .kb-gallery-id-6722_5f7340-f8 .kadence-blocks-gallery-thumb-item:hover .kb-gal-image-radius{box-shadow:4px 2px 14px 0px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2);}.kb-gallery-caption-style-bottom.kb-gallery-id-6722_5f7340-f8 .kadence-blocks-gallery-item .kadence-blocks-gallery-item-inner .kadence-blocks-gallery-item__caption, .kb-gallery-caption-style-bottom-hover.kb-gallery-id-6722_5f7340-f8 .kadence-blocks-gallery-item .kadence-blocks-gallery-item-inner .kadence-blocks-gallery-item__caption{background:linear-gradient(0deg, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.8) 0, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0) 100%);}<\/style><div class=\"kb-gallery-wrap-id-6722_5f7340-f8 alignnone wp-block-kadence-advancedgallery\"><ul class=\"kb-gallery-ul kb-gallery-non-static kb-gallery-type-masonry kb-masonry-init kb-gallery-id-6722_5f7340-f8 kb-gallery-caption-style-bottom-hover kb-gallery-filter-none kb-gallery-magnific-init\" data-image-filter=\"none\" data-item-selector=\".kadence-blocks-gallery-item\" data-lightbox-caption=\"true\" data-columns-xxl=\"1\" data-columns-xl=\"1\" data-columns-md=\"1\" data-columns-sm=\"1\" data-columns-xs=\"1\" data-columns-ss=\"1\"><li class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item\"><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item-inner\"><figure class=\"kb-gallery-figure kb-gallery-item-has-link kadence-blocks-gallery-item-has-caption\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-0057-Kopiowanie.jpg\" data-description=\"When we arrived, St Kilda was wrapped in fog.\" class=\"kb-gallery-item-link\"   role=\"button\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\"><div class=\"kb-gal-image-radius\" style=\"max-width:1024px;\"><div class=\"kb-gallery-image-contain kadence-blocks-gallery-intrinsic\" style=\"padding-bottom:66%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-0057-Kopiowanie-1024x683.jpg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" alt=\"\" data-full-image=\"https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-0057-Kopiowanie.jpg\" data-light-image=\"https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-0057-Kopiowanie.jpg\" data-id=\"6734\" class=\"wp-image-6734\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-0057-Kopiowanie-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-0057-Kopiowanie-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-0057-Kopiowanie-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-0057-Kopiowanie-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-0057-Kopiowanie-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-0057-Kopiowanie.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/div><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item__caption\"><em>When we arrived, St Kilda was wrapped in fog.<\/em><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/figure><\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-6722_98f4e2-b3 .kt-block-spacer{height:40px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-6722_98f4e2-b3 .kt-divider{border-top-width:1px;height:1px;border-top-color:#eee;width:80%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-6722_98f4e2-b3\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\"><hr class=\"kt-divider\"\/><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6722_c8f35d-4e, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6722_c8f35d-4e[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading6722_c8f35d-4e\"]{font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-family:Cinzel;color:#4d2d02;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6722_c8f35d-4e mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6722_c8f35d-4e[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading6722_c8f35d-4e\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6722_c8f35d-4e img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6722_c8f35d-4e[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading6722_c8f35d-4e\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h2 class=\"kt-adv-heading6722_c8f35d-4e wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading6722_c8f35d-4e\">Sailing to St Kilda<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Knowing how quickly the weather on St Kilda can change \u2014 sometimes within just fifteen minutes \u2014 we don\u2019t waste any time. After a short rest following the night at sea, we launch the dinghy and head ashore. The island is still covered in mist, but we hope it will clear later in the day. At the quay, we\u2019re greeted by park rangers who give us detailed instructions for visiting the island.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We spend the entire day there, hiking all the way up to the base of the clouds that hide the highest cliffs. Once again, we\u2019re amazed \u2014 although we do notice far fewer nesting birds than before, as the breeding season is slowly coming to an end.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-6722_9c5480-2e .kt-block-spacer{height:40px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-6722_9c5480-2e .kt-divider{border-top-width:1px;height:1px;border-top-color:#eee;width:80%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-6722_9c5480-2e\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\"><hr class=\"kt-divider\"\/><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedgallery .kb-gallery-type-masonry.kb-gallery-id-6722_44eaf3-eb{margin:-5px;}.kb-gallery-type-masonry.kb-gallery-id-6722_44eaf3-eb .kadence-blocks-gallery-item{padding:5px;}.kb-gallery-id-6722_44eaf3-eb .kadence-blocks-gallery-item .kb-gal-image-radius, .kb-gallery-id-6722_44eaf3-eb .kb-slide-item .kb-gal-image-radius img{border-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedgallery.kb-gallery-wrap-id-6722_44eaf3-eb{overflow:visible;}.kb-gallery-id-6722_44eaf3-eb .kadence-blocks-gallery-item .kb-gal-image-radius, .kb-gallery-id-6722_44eaf3-eb .kadence-blocks-gallery-thumb-item .kb-gal-image-radius{box-shadow:4px 2px 14px 0px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2);}.kb-gallery-id-6722_44eaf3-eb .kadence-blocks-gallery-item:hover .kb-gal-image-radius, .kb-gallery-id-6722_44eaf3-eb .kadence-blocks-gallery-thumb-item:hover .kb-gal-image-radius{box-shadow:4px 2px 14px 0px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2);}.kb-gallery-caption-style-bottom.kb-gallery-id-6722_44eaf3-eb .kadence-blocks-gallery-item .kadence-blocks-gallery-item-inner .kadence-blocks-gallery-item__caption, .kb-gallery-caption-style-bottom-hover.kb-gallery-id-6722_44eaf3-eb .kadence-blocks-gallery-item .kadence-blocks-gallery-item-inner .kadence-blocks-gallery-item__caption{background:linear-gradient(0deg, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.8) 0, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0) 100%);}<\/style><div class=\"kb-gallery-wrap-id-6722_44eaf3-eb alignnone wp-block-kadence-advancedgallery\"><ul class=\"kb-gallery-ul kb-gallery-non-static kb-gallery-type-masonry kb-masonry-init kb-gallery-id-6722_44eaf3-eb kb-gallery-caption-style-bottom-hover kb-gallery-filter-none kb-gallery-magnific-init\" data-image-filter=\"none\" data-item-selector=\".kadence-blocks-gallery-item\" data-lightbox-caption=\"true\" data-columns-xxl=\"1\" data-columns-xl=\"1\" data-columns-md=\"1\" data-columns-sm=\"1\" data-columns-xs=\"1\" data-columns-ss=\"1\"><li class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item\"><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item-inner\"><figure class=\"kb-gallery-figure kb-gallery-item-has-link kadence-blocks-gallery-item-has-caption\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-0285-Kopiowanie.jpg\" data-description=\"View of the only bay on St Kilda, where yachts and ships can stop. Our Tranquility is right there!\" class=\"kb-gallery-item-link\"   role=\"button\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\"><div class=\"kb-gal-image-radius\" style=\"max-width:1024px;\"><div class=\"kb-gallery-image-contain kadence-blocks-gallery-intrinsic\" style=\"padding-bottom:66%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-0285-Kopiowanie-1024x683.jpg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" alt=\"\" data-full-image=\"https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-0285-Kopiowanie.jpg\" data-light-image=\"https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-0285-Kopiowanie.jpg\" data-id=\"6743\" class=\"wp-image-6743\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-0285-Kopiowanie-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-0285-Kopiowanie-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-0285-Kopiowanie-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-0285-Kopiowanie-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-0285-Kopiowanie-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-0285-Kopiowanie.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/div><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item__caption\"><em>View of the only bay on St Kilda, where yachts and ships can stop. Our Tranquility is right there!<\/em><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/figure><\/div><\/li><li class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item\"><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item-inner\"><figure class=\"kb-gallery-figure kb-gallery-item-has-link kadence-blocks-gallery-item-has-caption\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-0086-Kopiowanie.jpg\" data-description=\"Remains of old village on St Kilda.\" class=\"kb-gallery-item-link\"   role=\"button\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\"><div class=\"kb-gal-image-radius\" style=\"max-width:1024px;\"><div class=\"kb-gallery-image-contain kadence-blocks-gallery-intrinsic\" style=\"padding-bottom:66%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-0086-Kopiowanie-1024x683.jpg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" alt=\"\" data-full-image=\"https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-0086-Kopiowanie.jpg\" data-light-image=\"https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-0086-Kopiowanie.jpg\" data-id=\"6737\" class=\"wp-image-6737\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-0086-Kopiowanie-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-0086-Kopiowanie-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-0086-Kopiowanie-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-0086-Kopiowanie-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-0086-Kopiowanie-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-0086-Kopiowanie.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/div><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item__caption\"><em>Remains of old village on St Kilda.<\/em><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/figure><\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-6722_4c94af-1c .kt-block-spacer{height:40px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-6722_4c94af-1c .kt-divider{border-top-width:1px;height:1px;border-top-color:#eee;width:80%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-6722_4c94af-1c\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\"><hr class=\"kt-divider\"\/><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Still, the island\u2019s history and the simple fact that we managed to get here at all are more than enough reason to celebrate. Especially considering that the yachts arriving just twelve hours after us weren\u2019t as lucky. Rain and near-zero visibility made it impossible for them to go ashore, and the forecast forced them to turn back towards Scotland without ever setting foot on the island.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6722_774e01-87, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6722_774e01-87[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading6722_774e01-87\"]{font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-family:Cinzel;color:#4d2d02;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6722_774e01-87 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6722_774e01-87[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading6722_774e01-87\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6722_774e01-87 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6722_774e01-87[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading6722_774e01-87\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h2 class=\"kt-adv-heading6722_774e01-87 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading6722_774e01-87\">Storm Floris<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The forecasted storm forces us to head back as well. It even has a name \u2014 <strong><em>Floris <\/em><\/strong>\u2014 so there\u2019s no room for underestimating it. Once again, we find shelter in Stornoway, this time doubling up our mooring lines and securing the boat carefully. And as for the brave crew \u2014 we take on the storm\u2026 in a pub. That\u2019s how we spend the next two days.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-6722_245fc5-a7 .kt-block-spacer{height:40px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-6722_245fc5-a7 .kt-divider{border-top-width:1px;height:1px;border-top-color:#eee;width:80%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-6722_245fc5-a7\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\"><hr class=\"kt-divider\"\/><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedgallery .kb-gallery-type-masonry.kb-gallery-id-6722_e4a39e-d0{margin:-5px;}.kb-gallery-type-masonry.kb-gallery-id-6722_e4a39e-d0 .kadence-blocks-gallery-item{padding:5px;}.kb-gallery-id-6722_e4a39e-d0 .kadence-blocks-gallery-item .kb-gal-image-radius, .kb-gallery-id-6722_e4a39e-d0 .kb-slide-item .kb-gal-image-radius img{border-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedgallery.kb-gallery-wrap-id-6722_e4a39e-d0{overflow:visible;}.kb-gallery-id-6722_e4a39e-d0 .kadence-blocks-gallery-item .kb-gal-image-radius, .kb-gallery-id-6722_e4a39e-d0 .kadence-blocks-gallery-thumb-item .kb-gal-image-radius{box-shadow:4px 2px 14px 0px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2);}.kb-gallery-id-6722_e4a39e-d0 .kadence-blocks-gallery-item:hover .kb-gal-image-radius, .kb-gallery-id-6722_e4a39e-d0 .kadence-blocks-gallery-thumb-item:hover .kb-gal-image-radius{box-shadow:4px 2px 14px 0px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2);}.kb-gallery-caption-style-bottom.kb-gallery-id-6722_e4a39e-d0 .kadence-blocks-gallery-item .kadence-blocks-gallery-item-inner .kadence-blocks-gallery-item__caption, .kb-gallery-caption-style-bottom-hover.kb-gallery-id-6722_e4a39e-d0 .kadence-blocks-gallery-item .kadence-blocks-gallery-item-inner .kadence-blocks-gallery-item__caption{background:linear-gradient(0deg, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.8) 0, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0) 100%);}<\/style><div class=\"kb-gallery-wrap-id-6722_e4a39e-d0 alignnone wp-block-kadence-advancedgallery\"><ul class=\"kb-gallery-ul kb-gallery-non-static kb-gallery-type-masonry kb-masonry-init kb-gallery-id-6722_e4a39e-d0 kb-gallery-caption-style-bottom-hover kb-gallery-filter-none kb-gallery-magnific-init\" data-image-filter=\"none\" data-item-selector=\".kadence-blocks-gallery-item\" data-lightbox-caption=\"true\" data-columns-xxl=\"1\" data-columns-xl=\"1\" data-columns-md=\"1\" data-columns-sm=\"1\" data-columns-xs=\"1\" data-columns-ss=\"1\"><li class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item\"><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item-inner\"><figure class=\"kb-gallery-figure kb-gallery-item-has-link kadence-blocks-gallery-item-has-caption\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-200356-Kopiowanie.jpg\" data-description=\"Brave crew take on the storm in a pub!\" class=\"kb-gallery-item-link\"   role=\"button\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\"><div class=\"kb-gal-image-radius\" style=\"max-width:1024px;\"><div class=\"kb-gallery-image-contain kadence-blocks-gallery-intrinsic\" style=\"padding-bottom:66%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-200356-Kopiowanie-1024x683.jpg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" alt=\"\" data-full-image=\"https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-200356-Kopiowanie.jpg\" data-light-image=\"https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-200356-Kopiowanie.jpg\" data-id=\"6788\" class=\"wp-image-6788\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-200356-Kopiowanie-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-200356-Kopiowanie-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-200356-Kopiowanie-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-200356-Kopiowanie-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-200356-Kopiowanie-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-200356-Kopiowanie.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/div><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Brave crew take on the storm in a pub!<\/div><\/div><\/a><\/figure><\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-6722_ef83ca-c4 .kt-block-spacer{height:40px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-6722_ef83ca-c4 .kt-divider{border-top-width:1px;height:1px;border-top-color:#eee;width:80%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-6722_ef83ca-c4\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\"><hr class=\"kt-divider\"\/><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Stornoway <\/strong>is one of the few places in the Hebrides where trees actually grow. When choosing a safe spot, we follow simple logic \u2014 if they\u2019ve survived countless storms here, it must be a good place to hide. And we\u2019re right. Wind readings here are noticeably lower than in other parts of the islands.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6722_de9fd8-83, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6722_de9fd8-83[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading6722_de9fd8-83\"]{font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-family:Cinzel;color:#4d2d02;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6722_de9fd8-83 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6722_de9fd8-83[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading6722_de9fd8-83\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6722_de9fd8-83 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6722_de9fd8-83[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading6722_de9fd8-83\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h2 class=\"kt-adv-heading6722_de9fd8-83 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading6722_de9fd8-83\">In the wake of the storm<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>After a few days, the storm begins to ease. The marina comes back to life, and from early morning everyone is busy preparing to head out. A large number of yachts \u2014 including us \u2014 leave the harbour and continue their journey.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sailing in the wake of a storm isn\u2019t easy, though. Squalls pass through regularly, and often our wind instrument shows 50 knots. We reach the northern part of the <strong>Isle of Skye<\/strong>, and after just a few hours of rest, we set off again at dawn to time our passage through the narrow strait between the island and the mainland \u2014 a place known for its very strong currents. This time, the calculations don\u2019t fail us. We pass through the narrowest and most challenging sections near Loch Alsh without any surprises.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-6722_572fec-0c .kt-block-spacer{height:40px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-6722_572fec-0c .kt-divider{border-top-width:1px;height:1px;border-top-color:#eee;width:80%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-6722_572fec-0c\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\"><hr class=\"kt-divider\"\/><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedgallery .kb-gallery-type-masonry.kb-gallery-id-6722_acf6f7-0f{margin:-5px;}.kb-gallery-type-masonry.kb-gallery-id-6722_acf6f7-0f .kadence-blocks-gallery-item{padding:5px;}.kb-gallery-id-6722_acf6f7-0f .kadence-blocks-gallery-item .kb-gal-image-radius, .kb-gallery-id-6722_acf6f7-0f .kb-slide-item .kb-gal-image-radius img{border-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedgallery.kb-gallery-wrap-id-6722_acf6f7-0f{overflow:visible;}.kb-gallery-id-6722_acf6f7-0f .kadence-blocks-gallery-item .kb-gal-image-radius, .kb-gallery-id-6722_acf6f7-0f .kadence-blocks-gallery-thumb-item .kb-gal-image-radius{box-shadow:4px 2px 14px 0px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2);}.kb-gallery-id-6722_acf6f7-0f .kadence-blocks-gallery-item:hover .kb-gal-image-radius, .kb-gallery-id-6722_acf6f7-0f .kadence-blocks-gallery-thumb-item:hover .kb-gal-image-radius{box-shadow:4px 2px 14px 0px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2);}.kb-gallery-caption-style-bottom.kb-gallery-id-6722_acf6f7-0f .kadence-blocks-gallery-item .kadence-blocks-gallery-item-inner .kadence-blocks-gallery-item__caption, .kb-gallery-caption-style-bottom-hover.kb-gallery-id-6722_acf6f7-0f .kadence-blocks-gallery-item .kadence-blocks-gallery-item-inner .kadence-blocks-gallery-item__caption{background:linear-gradient(0deg, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.8) 0, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0) 100%);}<\/style><div class=\"kb-gallery-wrap-id-6722_acf6f7-0f alignnone wp-block-kadence-advancedgallery\"><ul class=\"kb-gallery-ul kb-gallery-non-static kb-gallery-type-masonry kb-masonry-init kb-gallery-id-6722_acf6f7-0f kb-gallery-caption-style-bottom-hover kb-gallery-filter-none kb-gallery-magnific-init\" data-image-filter=\"none\" data-item-selector=\".kadence-blocks-gallery-item\" data-lightbox-caption=\"true\" data-columns-xxl=\"1\" data-columns-xl=\"1\" data-columns-md=\"1\" data-columns-sm=\"1\" data-columns-xs=\"1\" data-columns-ss=\"1\"><li class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item\"><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item-inner\"><figure class=\"kb-gallery-figure kb-gallery-item-has-link kadence-blocks-gallery-item-has-caption\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-103530-Kopiowanie.jpg\" data-description=\"Rough sailing between Outer Hebrides and Skye.\" class=\"kb-gallery-item-link\"   role=\"button\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\"><div class=\"kb-gal-image-radius\" style=\"max-width:1024px;\"><div class=\"kb-gallery-image-contain kadence-blocks-gallery-intrinsic\" style=\"padding-bottom:66%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-103530-Kopiowanie-1024x683.jpg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" alt=\"\" data-full-image=\"https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-103530-Kopiowanie.jpg\" data-light-image=\"https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-103530-Kopiowanie.jpg\" data-id=\"6778\" class=\"wp-image-6778\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-103530-Kopiowanie-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-103530-Kopiowanie-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-103530-Kopiowanie-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-103530-Kopiowanie-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-103530-Kopiowanie-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-103530-Kopiowanie.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/div><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item__caption\"><em>Rough sailing between Outer Hebrides and Skye.<\/em><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/figure><\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-6722_8ca2b1-e5 .kt-block-spacer{height:40px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-6722_8ca2b1-e5 .kt-divider{border-top-width:1px;height:1px;border-top-color:#eee;width:80%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-6722_8ca2b1-e5\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\"><hr class=\"kt-divider\"\/><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6722_fc0ac6-e8, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6722_fc0ac6-e8[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading6722_fc0ac6-e8\"]{font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-family:Cinzel;color:#4d2d02;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6722_fc0ac6-e8 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6722_fc0ac6-e8[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading6722_fc0ac6-e8\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6722_fc0ac6-e8 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6722_fc0ac6-e8[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading6722_fc0ac6-e8\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h2 class=\"kt-adv-heading6722_fc0ac6-e8 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading6722_fc0ac6-e8\">Mallaig and the Hogwarts Express<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>After a few windy days at anchor, we reach <strong>Mallaig <\/strong>\u2014 a small town that serves as the main gateway to the Isle of Skye. It\u2019s also a familiar place for Harry Potter fans. This is where the famous <strong>Hogwarts Express<\/strong> finishes its journey, the very same route we had already crossed earlier along <a href=\"https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/en\/caledonian-canal-sailing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">the Caledonian Canal<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In Mallaig, our tireless friend joins us. Her journey from Poland to this small Scottish town takes two full days.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-6722_45836b-c9 .kt-block-spacer{height:40px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-6722_45836b-c9 .kt-divider{border-top-width:1px;height:1px;border-top-color:#eee;width:80%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-6722_45836b-c9\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\"><hr class=\"kt-divider\"\/><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedgallery .kb-gallery-type-masonry.kb-gallery-id-6722_2564bc-9c{margin:-5px;}.kb-gallery-type-masonry.kb-gallery-id-6722_2564bc-9c .kadence-blocks-gallery-item{padding:5px;}.kb-gallery-id-6722_2564bc-9c .kadence-blocks-gallery-item .kb-gal-image-radius, .kb-gallery-id-6722_2564bc-9c .kb-slide-item .kb-gal-image-radius img{border-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedgallery.kb-gallery-wrap-id-6722_2564bc-9c{overflow:visible;}.kb-gallery-id-6722_2564bc-9c .kadence-blocks-gallery-item .kb-gal-image-radius, .kb-gallery-id-6722_2564bc-9c .kadence-blocks-gallery-thumb-item .kb-gal-image-radius{box-shadow:4px 2px 14px 0px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2);}.kb-gallery-id-6722_2564bc-9c .kadence-blocks-gallery-item:hover .kb-gal-image-radius, .kb-gallery-id-6722_2564bc-9c .kadence-blocks-gallery-thumb-item:hover .kb-gal-image-radius{box-shadow:4px 2px 14px 0px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2);}.kb-gallery-caption-style-bottom.kb-gallery-id-6722_2564bc-9c .kadence-blocks-gallery-item .kadence-blocks-gallery-item-inner .kadence-blocks-gallery-item__caption, .kb-gallery-caption-style-bottom-hover.kb-gallery-id-6722_2564bc-9c .kadence-blocks-gallery-item .kadence-blocks-gallery-item-inner .kadence-blocks-gallery-item__caption{background:linear-gradient(0deg, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.8) 0, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0) 100%);}<\/style><div class=\"kb-gallery-wrap-id-6722_2564bc-9c alignnone wp-block-kadence-advancedgallery\"><ul class=\"kb-gallery-ul kb-gallery-non-static kb-gallery-type-masonry kb-masonry-init kb-gallery-id-6722_2564bc-9c kb-gallery-caption-style-bottom-hover kb-gallery-filter-none kb-gallery-magnific-init\" data-image-filter=\"none\" data-item-selector=\".kadence-blocks-gallery-item\" data-lightbox-caption=\"true\" data-columns-xxl=\"1\" data-columns-xl=\"1\" data-columns-md=\"1\" data-columns-sm=\"1\" data-columns-xs=\"1\" data-columns-ss=\"1\"><li class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item\"><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item-inner\"><figure class=\"kb-gallery-figure kb-gallery-item-has-link kadence-blocks-gallery-item-has-caption\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-132937-Kopiowanie.jpg\" data-description=\"Marina in Mallaig.\" class=\"kb-gallery-item-link\"   role=\"button\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\"><div class=\"kb-gal-image-radius\" style=\"max-width:1024px;\"><div class=\"kb-gallery-image-contain kadence-blocks-gallery-intrinsic\" style=\"padding-bottom:66%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-132937-Kopiowanie-1024x683.jpg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" alt=\"\" data-full-image=\"https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-132937-Kopiowanie.jpg\" data-light-image=\"https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-132937-Kopiowanie.jpg\" data-id=\"6780\" class=\"wp-image-6780\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-132937-Kopiowanie-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-132937-Kopiowanie-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-132937-Kopiowanie-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-132937-Kopiowanie-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-132937-Kopiowanie-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-132937-Kopiowanie.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/div><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item__caption\"><em>Marina in Mallaig.<\/em><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/figure><\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-6722_270dd0-5e .kt-block-spacer{height:40px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-6722_270dd0-5e .kt-divider{border-top-width:1px;height:1px;border-top-color:#eee;width:80%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-6722_270dd0-5e\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\"><hr class=\"kt-divider\"\/><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6722_912f20-70, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6722_912f20-70[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading6722_912f20-70\"]{font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-family:Cinzel;color:#4d2d02;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6722_912f20-70 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6722_912f20-70[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading6722_912f20-70\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6722_912f20-70 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6722_912f20-70[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading6722_912f20-70\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h2 class=\"kt-adv-heading6722_912f20-70 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading6722_912f20-70\">Inner Hebrides<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>For the next week, now with a bigger crew, we sail around the islands of <strong>Rum, Eigg, and Skye<\/strong>. We hike in the mountains, watch seals, and constantly remove ticks \u2014 something Scotland definitely doesn\u2019t lack. Once again, it doesn\u2019t disappoint.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We make our way to <strong>Tobermory <\/strong>on the <strong>Isle of Mull<\/strong>, where we visit a well-known whisky distillery and say goodbye to Marta. She, in turn, faces another two-day journey back home. We hope it was worth it.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-6722_207539-65 .kt-block-spacer{height:40px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-6722_207539-65 .kt-divider{border-top-width:1px;height:1px;border-top-color:#eee;width:80%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-6722_207539-65\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\"><hr class=\"kt-divider\"\/><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedgallery .kb-gallery-type-masonry.kb-gallery-id-6722_9d3e61-5e{margin:-5px;}.kb-gallery-type-masonry.kb-gallery-id-6722_9d3e61-5e .kadence-blocks-gallery-item{padding:5px;}.kb-gallery-id-6722_9d3e61-5e .kadence-blocks-gallery-item .kb-gal-image-radius, .kb-gallery-id-6722_9d3e61-5e .kb-slide-item .kb-gal-image-radius img{border-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedgallery.kb-gallery-wrap-id-6722_9d3e61-5e{overflow:visible;}.kb-gallery-id-6722_9d3e61-5e .kadence-blocks-gallery-item .kb-gal-image-radius, .kb-gallery-id-6722_9d3e61-5e .kadence-blocks-gallery-thumb-item .kb-gal-image-radius{box-shadow:4px 2px 14px 0px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2);}.kb-gallery-id-6722_9d3e61-5e .kadence-blocks-gallery-item:hover .kb-gal-image-radius, .kb-gallery-id-6722_9d3e61-5e .kadence-blocks-gallery-thumb-item:hover .kb-gal-image-radius{box-shadow:4px 2px 14px 0px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2);}.kb-gallery-caption-style-bottom.kb-gallery-id-6722_9d3e61-5e .kadence-blocks-gallery-item .kadence-blocks-gallery-item-inner .kadence-blocks-gallery-item__caption, .kb-gallery-caption-style-bottom-hover.kb-gallery-id-6722_9d3e61-5e .kadence-blocks-gallery-item .kadence-blocks-gallery-item-inner .kadence-blocks-gallery-item__caption{background:linear-gradient(0deg, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.8) 0, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0) 100%);}<\/style><div class=\"kb-gallery-wrap-id-6722_9d3e61-5e alignnone wp-block-kadence-advancedgallery\"><ul class=\"kb-gallery-ul kb-gallery-non-static kb-gallery-type-masonry kb-masonry-init kb-gallery-id-6722_9d3e61-5e kb-gallery-caption-style-bottom-hover kb-gallery-filter-none kb-gallery-magnific-init\" data-image-filter=\"none\" data-item-selector=\".kadence-blocks-gallery-item\" data-lightbox-caption=\"true\" data-columns-xxl=\"2\" data-columns-xl=\"2\" data-columns-md=\"2\" data-columns-sm=\"2\" data-columns-xs=\"1\" data-columns-ss=\"1\"><li class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item\"><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item-inner\"><figure class=\"kb-gallery-figure kb-gallery-item-has-link kadence-blocks-gallery-item-has-caption\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-1049-Kopiowanie.jpg\" data-description=\"Raw landscape of Rum Island.\" class=\"kb-gallery-item-link\"   role=\"button\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\"><div class=\"kb-gal-image-radius\" style=\"max-width:1024px;\"><div class=\"kb-gallery-image-contain kadence-blocks-gallery-intrinsic\" style=\"padding-bottom:66%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-1049-Kopiowanie-1024x683.jpg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" alt=\"\" data-full-image=\"https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-1049-Kopiowanie.jpg\" data-light-image=\"https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-1049-Kopiowanie.jpg\" data-id=\"6752\" class=\"wp-image-6752\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-1049-Kopiowanie-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-1049-Kopiowanie-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-1049-Kopiowanie-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-1049-Kopiowanie-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-1049-Kopiowanie-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-1049-Kopiowanie.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/div><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item__caption\"><em>Raw landscape of Rum Island.<\/em><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/figure><\/div><\/li><li class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item\"><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item-inner\"><figure class=\"kb-gallery-figure kb-gallery-item-has-link kadence-blocks-gallery-item-has-caption\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-1379-Kopiowanie.jpg\" data-description=\"Isle of Skye\" class=\"kb-gallery-item-link\"   role=\"button\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\"><div class=\"kb-gal-image-radius\" style=\"max-width:1024px;\"><div class=\"kb-gallery-image-contain kadence-blocks-gallery-intrinsic\" style=\"padding-bottom:66%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-1379-Kopiowanie-1024x683.jpg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" alt=\"\" data-full-image=\"https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-1379-Kopiowanie.jpg\" data-light-image=\"https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-1379-Kopiowanie.jpg\" data-id=\"6753\" class=\"wp-image-6753\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-1379-Kopiowanie-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-1379-Kopiowanie-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-1379-Kopiowanie-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-1379-Kopiowanie-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-1379-Kopiowanie-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-1379-Kopiowanie.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/div><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item__caption\"><em>Isle of Skye<\/em><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/figure><\/div><\/li><li class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item\"><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item-inner\"><figure class=\"kb-gallery-figure kb-gallery-item-has-link kadence-blocks-gallery-item-has-caption\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-0070-Kopiowanie.jpg\" data-description=\"Hiking Eigg&#039;s highest peak.\" class=\"kb-gallery-item-link\"   role=\"button\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\"><div class=\"kb-gal-image-radius\" style=\"max-width:1024px;\"><div class=\"kb-gallery-image-contain kadence-blocks-gallery-intrinsic\" style=\"padding-bottom:66%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-0070-Kopiowanie-1024x682.jpg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" alt=\"\" data-full-image=\"https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-0070-Kopiowanie.jpg\" data-light-image=\"https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-0070-Kopiowanie.jpg\" data-id=\"6735\" class=\"wp-image-6735\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-0070-Kopiowanie-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-0070-Kopiowanie-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-0070-Kopiowanie-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-0070-Kopiowanie-1536x1023.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-0070-Kopiowanie-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-0070-Kopiowanie.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/div><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item__caption\"><em>Hiking Eigg&#8217;s highest peak.<\/em><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/figure><\/div><\/li><li class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item\"><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item-inner\"><figure class=\"kb-gallery-figure kb-gallery-item-has-link kadence-blocks-gallery-item-has-caption\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-1596-Kopiowanie.jpg\" data-description=\"Tobermory, Mull.\" class=\"kb-gallery-item-link\"   role=\"button\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\"><div class=\"kb-gal-image-radius\" style=\"max-width:1024px;\"><div class=\"kb-gallery-image-contain kadence-blocks-gallery-intrinsic\" style=\"padding-bottom:66%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-1596-Kopiowanie-1024x683.jpg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" alt=\"\" data-full-image=\"https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-1596-Kopiowanie.jpg\" data-light-image=\"https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-1596-Kopiowanie.jpg\" data-id=\"6754\" class=\"wp-image-6754\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-1596-Kopiowanie-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-1596-Kopiowanie-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-1596-Kopiowanie-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-1596-Kopiowanie-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-1596-Kopiowanie-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-1596-Kopiowanie.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/div><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item__caption\"><em>Tobermory, Mull.<\/em><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/figure><\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-6722_91ed26-06 .kt-block-spacer{height:40px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-6722_91ed26-06 .kt-divider{border-top-width:1px;height:1px;border-top-color:#eee;width:80%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-6722_91ed26-06\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\"><hr class=\"kt-divider\"\/><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6722_971afe-5e, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6722_971afe-5e[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading6722_971afe-5e\"]{font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-family:Cinzel;color:#4d2d02;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6722_971afe-5e mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6722_971afe-5e[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading6722_971afe-5e\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6722_971afe-5e img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6722_971afe-5e[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading6722_971afe-5e\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h2 class=\"kt-adv-heading6722_971afe-5e wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading6722_971afe-5e\">Oban and Iona<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Our next stops bring us to the area around the popular town of <strong>Oban<\/strong>. We visit Duart Castle on the Isle of Mull and anchor near a mussel farm. As much as I love them, after the amount I had that day, I didn\u2019t touch mussels again for the next two months. We also anchor off the small island of <strong>Kerrera <\/strong>before finally entering the marina in Oban. Here, we experience a bit of a culture shock. It\u2019s by far the largest town we\u2019ve seen since leaving Inverness, and it feels slightly overwhelming. <\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-6722_fcb2b1-5b .kt-block-spacer{height:40px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-6722_fcb2b1-5b .kt-divider{border-top-width:1px;height:1px;border-top-color:#eee;width:80%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-6722_fcb2b1-5b\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\"><hr class=\"kt-divider\"\/><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedgallery .kb-gallery-type-masonry.kb-gallery-id-6722_c6414c-53{margin:-5px;}.kb-gallery-type-masonry.kb-gallery-id-6722_c6414c-53 .kadence-blocks-gallery-item{padding:5px;}.kb-gallery-id-6722_c6414c-53 .kadence-blocks-gallery-item .kb-gal-image-radius, .kb-gallery-id-6722_c6414c-53 .kb-slide-item .kb-gal-image-radius img{border-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedgallery.kb-gallery-wrap-id-6722_c6414c-53{overflow:visible;}.kb-gallery-id-6722_c6414c-53 .kadence-blocks-gallery-item .kb-gal-image-radius, .kb-gallery-id-6722_c6414c-53 .kadence-blocks-gallery-thumb-item .kb-gal-image-radius{box-shadow:4px 2px 14px 0px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2);}.kb-gallery-id-6722_c6414c-53 .kadence-blocks-gallery-item:hover .kb-gal-image-radius, .kb-gallery-id-6722_c6414c-53 .kadence-blocks-gallery-thumb-item:hover .kb-gal-image-radius{box-shadow:4px 2px 14px 0px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2);}.kb-gallery-caption-style-bottom.kb-gallery-id-6722_c6414c-53 .kadence-blocks-gallery-item .kadence-blocks-gallery-item-inner .kadence-blocks-gallery-item__caption, .kb-gallery-caption-style-bottom-hover.kb-gallery-id-6722_c6414c-53 .kadence-blocks-gallery-item .kadence-blocks-gallery-item-inner .kadence-blocks-gallery-item__caption{background:linear-gradient(0deg, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.8) 0, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0) 100%);}<\/style><div class=\"kb-gallery-wrap-id-6722_c6414c-53 alignnone wp-block-kadence-advancedgallery\"><ul class=\"kb-gallery-ul kb-gallery-non-static kb-gallery-type-masonry kb-masonry-init kb-gallery-id-6722_c6414c-53 kb-gallery-caption-style-bottom-hover kb-gallery-filter-none kb-gallery-magnific-init\" data-image-filter=\"none\" data-item-selector=\".kadence-blocks-gallery-item\" data-lightbox-caption=\"true\" data-columns-xxl=\"2\" data-columns-xl=\"2\" data-columns-md=\"2\" data-columns-sm=\"2\" data-columns-xs=\"1\" data-columns-ss=\"1\"><li class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item\"><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item-inner\"><figure class=\"kb-gallery-figure kb-gallery-item-has-link kadence-blocks-gallery-item-has-caption\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-1899-Kopiowanie.jpg\" data-description=\"Duart Castle, Mull\" class=\"kb-gallery-item-link\"   role=\"button\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\"><div class=\"kb-gal-image-radius\" style=\"max-width:1024px;\"><div class=\"kb-gallery-image-contain kadence-blocks-gallery-intrinsic\" style=\"padding-bottom:66%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-1899-Kopiowanie-1024x683.jpg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" alt=\"\" data-full-image=\"https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-1899-Kopiowanie.jpg\" data-light-image=\"https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-1899-Kopiowanie.jpg\" data-id=\"6756\" class=\"wp-image-6756\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-1899-Kopiowanie-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-1899-Kopiowanie-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-1899-Kopiowanie-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-1899-Kopiowanie-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-1899-Kopiowanie-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-1899-Kopiowanie.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/div><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item__caption\"><em>Duart Castle, Mull<\/em><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/figure><\/div><\/li><li class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item\"><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item-inner\"><figure class=\"kb-gallery-figure kb-gallery-item-has-link kadence-blocks-gallery-item-has-caption\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-1754-Kopiowanie.jpg\" data-description=\"Kerrera\" class=\"kb-gallery-item-link\"   role=\"button\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\"><div class=\"kb-gal-image-radius\" style=\"max-width:1024px;\"><div class=\"kb-gallery-image-contain kadence-blocks-gallery-intrinsic\" style=\"padding-bottom:66%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-1754-Kopiowanie-1024x683.jpg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" alt=\"\" data-full-image=\"https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-1754-Kopiowanie.jpg\" data-light-image=\"https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-1754-Kopiowanie.jpg\" data-id=\"6755\" class=\"wp-image-6755\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-1754-Kopiowanie-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-1754-Kopiowanie-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-1754-Kopiowanie-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-1754-Kopiowanie-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-1754-Kopiowanie-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-1754-Kopiowanie.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/div><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item__caption\"><em>Kerrera<\/em><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/figure><\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-6722_28583c-99 .kt-block-spacer{height:40px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-6722_28583c-99 .kt-divider{border-top-width:1px;height:1px;border-top-color:#eee;width:80%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-6722_28583c-99\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\"><hr class=\"kt-divider\"\/><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The forecast isn\u2019t great, though, so instead of heading further south, we decide to take a ferry \u2014 or rather, two ferries and a bus \u2014 to visit one more island: <strong>Iona<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It\u2019s a sacred place for the Scots, where Irish missionaries first arrived. Because of that, it\u2019s quite touristy, but definitely worth the visit.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-6722_eff09c-be .kt-block-spacer{height:40px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-6722_eff09c-be .kt-divider{border-top-width:1px;height:1px;border-top-color:#eee;width:80%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-6722_eff09c-be\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\"><hr class=\"kt-divider\"\/><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedgallery .kb-gallery-type-masonry.kb-gallery-id-6722_c68dd1-f4{margin:-5px;}.kb-gallery-type-masonry.kb-gallery-id-6722_c68dd1-f4 .kadence-blocks-gallery-item{padding:5px;}.kb-gallery-id-6722_c68dd1-f4 .kadence-blocks-gallery-item .kb-gal-image-radius, .kb-gallery-id-6722_c68dd1-f4 .kb-slide-item .kb-gal-image-radius img{border-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedgallery.kb-gallery-wrap-id-6722_c68dd1-f4{overflow:visible;}.kb-gallery-id-6722_c68dd1-f4 .kadence-blocks-gallery-item .kb-gal-image-radius, .kb-gallery-id-6722_c68dd1-f4 .kadence-blocks-gallery-thumb-item .kb-gal-image-radius{box-shadow:4px 2px 14px 0px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2);}.kb-gallery-id-6722_c68dd1-f4 .kadence-blocks-gallery-item:hover .kb-gal-image-radius, .kb-gallery-id-6722_c68dd1-f4 .kadence-blocks-gallery-thumb-item:hover .kb-gal-image-radius{box-shadow:4px 2px 14px 0px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2);}.kb-gallery-caption-style-bottom.kb-gallery-id-6722_c68dd1-f4 .kadence-blocks-gallery-item .kadence-blocks-gallery-item-inner .kadence-blocks-gallery-item__caption, .kb-gallery-caption-style-bottom-hover.kb-gallery-id-6722_c68dd1-f4 .kadence-blocks-gallery-item .kadence-blocks-gallery-item-inner .kadence-blocks-gallery-item__caption{background:linear-gradient(0deg, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.8) 0, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0) 100%);}<\/style><div class=\"kb-gallery-wrap-id-6722_c68dd1-f4 alignnone wp-block-kadence-advancedgallery\"><ul class=\"kb-gallery-ul kb-gallery-non-static kb-gallery-type-masonry kb-masonry-init kb-gallery-id-6722_c68dd1-f4 kb-gallery-caption-style-bottom-hover kb-gallery-filter-none kb-gallery-magnific-init\" data-image-filter=\"none\" data-item-selector=\".kadence-blocks-gallery-item\" data-lightbox-caption=\"true\" data-columns-xxl=\"1\" data-columns-xl=\"1\" data-columns-md=\"1\" data-columns-sm=\"1\" data-columns-xs=\"1\" data-columns-ss=\"1\"><li class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item\"><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item-inner\"><figure class=\"kb-gallery-figure kb-gallery-item-has-link kadence-blocks-gallery-item-has-caption\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-1930-Kopiowanie.jpg\" data-description=\"Iona is a sacred place for Scots and it&#039;s monastery is impressing.\" class=\"kb-gallery-item-link\"   role=\"button\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\"><div class=\"kb-gal-image-radius\" style=\"max-width:1024px;\"><div class=\"kb-gallery-image-contain kadence-blocks-gallery-intrinsic\" style=\"padding-bottom:66%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-1930-Kopiowanie-1024x683.jpg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" alt=\"\" data-full-image=\"https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-1930-Kopiowanie.jpg\" data-light-image=\"https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-1930-Kopiowanie.jpg\" data-id=\"6757\" class=\"wp-image-6757\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-1930-Kopiowanie-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-1930-Kopiowanie-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-1930-Kopiowanie-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-1930-Kopiowanie-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-1930-Kopiowanie-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-1930-Kopiowanie.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/div><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item__caption\"><em>Iona is a sacred place for Scots and it&#8217;s monastery is impressing.<\/em><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/figure><\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-6722_fc7c86-fb .kt-block-spacer{height:40px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-6722_fc7c86-fb .kt-divider{border-top-width:1px;height:1px;border-top-color:#eee;width:80%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-6722_fc7c86-fb\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\"><hr class=\"kt-divider\"\/><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Oban turns out to be our <strong><em>last stop in Scotland<\/em><\/strong>. Even though we really wanted to visit the islands of Jura and Islay, the weather doesn\u2019t cooperate. So instead, we sail straight to Northern Ireland. <strong>Destination: Belfast.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6722_18d2e2-c5, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6722_18d2e2-c5[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading6722_18d2e2-c5\"]{font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-family:Cinzel;color:#4d2d02;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6722_18d2e2-c5 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6722_18d2e2-c5[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading6722_18d2e2-c5\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6722_18d2e2-c5 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6722_18d2e2-c5[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading6722_18d2e2-c5\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h2 class=\"kt-adv-heading6722_18d2e2-c5 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading6722_18d2e2-c5\">Ireland Sailing<\/h2>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6722_0e18f9-5b, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6722_0e18f9-5b[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading6722_0e18f9-5b\"]{font-size:var(--global-kb-font-size-md, 1.25rem);font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-family:Cinzel;color:#4d2d02;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6722_0e18f9-5b mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6722_0e18f9-5b[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading6722_0e18f9-5b\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6722_0e18f9-5b img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6722_0e18f9-5b[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading6722_0e18f9-5b\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h3 class=\"kt-adv-heading6722_0e18f9-5b wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading6722_0e18f9-5b\">Belfast and the Titanic<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Entering the harbour at night through a narrow channel, surrounded by massive ships, is already impressive. But nothing compares to the moment we moor right next to the <em>dry dock where the Titanic was built<\/em>. The fact that I can sail my own boat to a place with such maritime history \u2014 a story I basically grew up with \u2014 feels surreal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Of course, we visit <strong>the Titanic Museum<\/strong>. It\u2019s very modern, but it leaves us with mixed feelings. Turning a human tragedy into a tourist attraction doesn\u2019t sit entirely right with us. We would have preferred a more balanced approach, less focused on mass tourism.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Right outside the museum stands the restored <em>SS Nomadic<\/em>, which was used to ferry passengers to the Titanic when it couldn\u2019t enter port due to its size. So essentially, it was exactly what our dinghy is to <em>Tranquility<\/em>. Quite a nice \u201cdinghy,\u201d to be fair.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-6722_4a72de-d2 .kt-block-spacer{height:40px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-6722_4a72de-d2 .kt-divider{border-top-width:1px;height:1px;border-top-color:#eee;width:80%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-6722_4a72de-d2\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\"><hr class=\"kt-divider\"\/><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedgallery .kb-gallery-type-masonry.kb-gallery-id-6722_d37bf7-ff{margin:-5px;}.kb-gallery-type-masonry.kb-gallery-id-6722_d37bf7-ff .kadence-blocks-gallery-item{padding:5px;}.kb-gallery-id-6722_d37bf7-ff .kadence-blocks-gallery-item .kb-gal-image-radius, .kb-gallery-id-6722_d37bf7-ff .kb-slide-item .kb-gal-image-radius img{border-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedgallery.kb-gallery-wrap-id-6722_d37bf7-ff{overflow:visible;}.kb-gallery-id-6722_d37bf7-ff .kadence-blocks-gallery-item .kb-gal-image-radius, .kb-gallery-id-6722_d37bf7-ff .kadence-blocks-gallery-thumb-item .kb-gal-image-radius{box-shadow:4px 2px 14px 0px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2);}.kb-gallery-id-6722_d37bf7-ff .kadence-blocks-gallery-item:hover .kb-gal-image-radius, .kb-gallery-id-6722_d37bf7-ff .kadence-blocks-gallery-thumb-item:hover .kb-gal-image-radius{box-shadow:4px 2px 14px 0px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2);}.kb-gallery-caption-style-bottom.kb-gallery-id-6722_d37bf7-ff .kadence-blocks-gallery-item .kadence-blocks-gallery-item-inner .kadence-blocks-gallery-item__caption, .kb-gallery-caption-style-bottom-hover.kb-gallery-id-6722_d37bf7-ff .kadence-blocks-gallery-item .kadence-blocks-gallery-item-inner .kadence-blocks-gallery-item__caption{background:linear-gradient(0deg, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.8) 0, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0) 100%);}<\/style><div class=\"kb-gallery-wrap-id-6722_d37bf7-ff alignnone wp-block-kadence-advancedgallery\"><ul class=\"kb-gallery-ul kb-gallery-non-static kb-gallery-type-masonry kb-masonry-init kb-gallery-id-6722_d37bf7-ff kb-gallery-caption-style-bottom-hover kb-gallery-filter-none kb-gallery-magnific-init\" data-image-filter=\"none\" data-item-selector=\".kadence-blocks-gallery-item\" data-lightbox-caption=\"true\" data-columns-xxl=\"2\" data-columns-xl=\"2\" data-columns-md=\"2\" data-columns-sm=\"2\" data-columns-xs=\"1\" data-columns-ss=\"1\"><li class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item\"><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item-inner\"><figure class=\"kb-gallery-figure kb-gallery-item-has-link kadence-blocks-gallery-item-has-caption\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-0082-Kopiowanie.jpg\" data-description=\"Marina in Belfast is right in front of the dry dock, where Titanic was built.\" class=\"kb-gallery-item-link\"   role=\"button\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\"><div class=\"kb-gal-image-radius\" style=\"max-width:1024px;\"><div class=\"kb-gallery-image-contain kadence-blocks-gallery-intrinsic\" style=\"padding-bottom:66%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-0082-Kopiowanie-1024x683.jpg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" alt=\"\" data-full-image=\"https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-0082-Kopiowanie.jpg\" data-light-image=\"https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-0082-Kopiowanie.jpg\" data-id=\"6736\" class=\"wp-image-6736\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-0082-Kopiowanie-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-0082-Kopiowanie-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-0082-Kopiowanie-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-0082-Kopiowanie-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-0082-Kopiowanie-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-0082-Kopiowanie.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/div><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item__caption\"><em>Marina in Belfast is right in front of the dry dock, where Titanic was built.<\/em><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/figure><\/div><\/li><li class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item\"><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item-inner\"><figure class=\"kb-gallery-figure kb-gallery-item-has-link kadence-blocks-gallery-item-has-caption\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-00011-Kopiowanie.jpg\" data-description=\"Now, that exact Titanic&#039;s drydock is paved with its shapes painted on ground.\" class=\"kb-gallery-item-link\"   role=\"button\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\"><div class=\"kb-gal-image-radius\" style=\"max-width:1024px;\"><div class=\"kb-gallery-image-contain kadence-blocks-gallery-intrinsic\" style=\"padding-bottom:66%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-00011-Kopiowanie-1024x683.jpg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" alt=\"\" data-full-image=\"https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-00011-Kopiowanie.jpg\" data-light-image=\"https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-00011-Kopiowanie.jpg\" data-id=\"6732\" class=\"wp-image-6732\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-00011-Kopiowanie-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-00011-Kopiowanie-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-00011-Kopiowanie-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-00011-Kopiowanie-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-00011-Kopiowanie-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-00011-Kopiowanie.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/div><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item__caption\"><em>Now, that exact Titanic&#8217;s drydock is paved with its shapes painted on ground.<\/em><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/figure><\/div><\/li><li class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item\"><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item-inner\"><figure class=\"kb-gallery-figure kb-gallery-item-has-link kadence-blocks-gallery-item-has-caption\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-0025-Kopiowanie.jpg\" data-description=\"Modern Titanic Museum.\" class=\"kb-gallery-item-link\"   role=\"button\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\"><div class=\"kb-gal-image-radius\" style=\"max-width:1024px;\"><div class=\"kb-gallery-image-contain kadence-blocks-gallery-intrinsic\" style=\"padding-bottom:66%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-0025-Kopiowanie-1024x683.jpg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" alt=\"\" data-full-image=\"https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-0025-Kopiowanie.jpg\" data-light-image=\"https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-0025-Kopiowanie.jpg\" data-id=\"6733\" class=\"wp-image-6733\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-0025-Kopiowanie-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-0025-Kopiowanie-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-0025-Kopiowanie-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-0025-Kopiowanie-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-0025-Kopiowanie-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-0025-Kopiowanie.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/div><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item__caption\"><em>Modern Titanic Museum.<\/em><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/figure><\/div><\/li><li class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item\"><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item-inner\"><figure class=\"kb-gallery-figure kb-gallery-item-has-link kadence-blocks-gallery-item-has-caption\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-0113-Kopiowanie.jpg\" data-description=\"Titanic&#039;s dinghy: SS Nomadic.\" class=\"kb-gallery-item-link\"   role=\"button\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\"><div class=\"kb-gal-image-radius\" style=\"max-width:1024px;\"><div class=\"kb-gallery-image-contain kadence-blocks-gallery-intrinsic\" style=\"padding-bottom:66%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-0113-Kopiowanie-1024x683.jpg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" alt=\"\" data-full-image=\"https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-0113-Kopiowanie.jpg\" data-light-image=\"https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-0113-Kopiowanie.jpg\" data-id=\"6738\" class=\"wp-image-6738\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-0113-Kopiowanie-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-0113-Kopiowanie-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-0113-Kopiowanie-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-0113-Kopiowanie-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-0113-Kopiowanie-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-0113-Kopiowanie.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/div><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item__caption\"><em>Titanic&#8217;s dinghy: SS Nomadic.<\/em><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/figure><\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-6722_52510b-4e .kt-block-spacer{height:40px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-6722_52510b-4e .kt-divider{border-top-width:1px;height:1px;border-top-color:#eee;width:80%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-6722_52510b-4e\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\"><hr class=\"kt-divider\"\/><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6722_70e733-a1, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6722_70e733-a1[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading6722_70e733-a1\"]{font-size:var(--global-kb-font-size-md, 1.25rem);font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-family:Cinzel;color:#4d2d02;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6722_70e733-a1 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6722_70e733-a1[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading6722_70e733-a1\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6722_70e733-a1 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6722_70e733-a1[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading6722_70e733-a1\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h3 class=\"kt-adv-heading6722_70e733-a1 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading6722_70e733-a1\">Belfast and \u201cThe Troubles\u201d<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Belfast also carries the weight of a very complex and difficult history \u2014 the conflict between the IRA and the unionists.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As usual, we join a walking tour to explore the city. Curious to understand more, we also take part in a second, more thematic tour focused specifically on the conflict, which is often euphemistically referred to here as \u201cThe Troubles.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It\u2019s hard to believe that in the 21st century, in Europe, some neighbourhoods are still separated by four-metre-high walls that are locked at night to reduce tensions between communities. Even more surreal are the billboards encouraging people to join paramilitary groups, along with their symbols carved into the gates of private homes \u2014 all of this in areas loyal to the union with Great Britain. It leaves us with more questions than answers.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-6722_72a491-c6 .kt-block-spacer{height:40px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-6722_72a491-c6 .kt-divider{border-top-width:1px;height:1px;border-top-color:#eee;width:80%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-6722_72a491-c6\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\"><hr class=\"kt-divider\"\/><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedgallery .kb-gallery-type-masonry.kb-gallery-id-6722_6527d1-70{margin:-5px;}.kb-gallery-type-masonry.kb-gallery-id-6722_6527d1-70 .kadence-blocks-gallery-item{padding:5px;}.kb-gallery-id-6722_6527d1-70 .kadence-blocks-gallery-item .kb-gal-image-radius, .kb-gallery-id-6722_6527d1-70 .kb-slide-item .kb-gal-image-radius img{border-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedgallery.kb-gallery-wrap-id-6722_6527d1-70{overflow:visible;}.kb-gallery-id-6722_6527d1-70 .kadence-blocks-gallery-item .kb-gal-image-radius, .kb-gallery-id-6722_6527d1-70 .kadence-blocks-gallery-thumb-item .kb-gal-image-radius{box-shadow:4px 2px 14px 0px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2);}.kb-gallery-id-6722_6527d1-70 .kadence-blocks-gallery-item:hover .kb-gal-image-radius, .kb-gallery-id-6722_6527d1-70 .kadence-blocks-gallery-thumb-item:hover .kb-gal-image-radius{box-shadow:4px 2px 14px 0px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2);}.kb-gallery-caption-style-bottom.kb-gallery-id-6722_6527d1-70 .kadence-blocks-gallery-item .kadence-blocks-gallery-item-inner .kadence-blocks-gallery-item__caption, .kb-gallery-caption-style-bottom-hover.kb-gallery-id-6722_6527d1-70 .kadence-blocks-gallery-item .kadence-blocks-gallery-item-inner .kadence-blocks-gallery-item__caption{background:linear-gradient(0deg, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.8) 0, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0) 100%);}<\/style><div class=\"kb-gallery-wrap-id-6722_6527d1-70 alignnone wp-block-kadence-advancedgallery\"><ul class=\"kb-gallery-ul kb-gallery-non-static kb-gallery-type-masonry kb-masonry-init kb-gallery-id-6722_6527d1-70 kb-gallery-caption-style-bottom-hover kb-gallery-filter-none kb-gallery-magnific-init\" data-image-filter=\"none\" data-item-selector=\".kadence-blocks-gallery-item\" data-lightbox-caption=\"true\" data-columns-xxl=\"2\" data-columns-xl=\"2\" data-columns-md=\"2\" data-columns-sm=\"2\" data-columns-xs=\"1\" data-columns-ss=\"1\"><li class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item\"><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item-inner\"><figure class=\"kb-gallery-figure kb-gallery-item-has-link kadence-blocks-gallery-item-has-caption\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-164357-Kopiowanie.jpg\" data-description=\"Gate between two communities in Belfast. During the day, it stays open.\" class=\"kb-gallery-item-link\"   role=\"button\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\"><div class=\"kb-gal-image-radius\" style=\"max-width:1024px;\"><div class=\"kb-gallery-image-contain kadence-blocks-gallery-intrinsic\" style=\"padding-bottom:66%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-164357-Kopiowanie-1024x683.jpg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" alt=\"\" data-full-image=\"https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-164357-Kopiowanie.jpg\" data-light-image=\"https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-164357-Kopiowanie.jpg\" data-id=\"6783\" class=\"wp-image-6783\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-164357-Kopiowanie-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-164357-Kopiowanie-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-164357-Kopiowanie-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-164357-Kopiowanie-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-164357-Kopiowanie-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-164357-Kopiowanie.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/div><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item__caption\"><em>Gate between two communities in Belfast. During the day, it stays open.<\/em><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/figure><\/div><\/li><li class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item\"><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item-inner\"><figure class=\"kb-gallery-figure kb-gallery-item-has-link kadence-blocks-gallery-item-has-caption\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-165717-Kopiowanie.jpg\" data-description=\"Between the gates, city is divided by 4m wall and fence.\" class=\"kb-gallery-item-link\"   role=\"button\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\"><div class=\"kb-gal-image-radius\" style=\"max-width:1024px;\"><div class=\"kb-gallery-image-contain kadence-blocks-gallery-intrinsic\" style=\"padding-bottom:66%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-165717-Kopiowanie-1024x683.jpg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" alt=\"\" data-full-image=\"https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-165717-Kopiowanie.jpg\" data-light-image=\"https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-165717-Kopiowanie.jpg\" data-id=\"6784\" class=\"wp-image-6784\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-165717-Kopiowanie-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-165717-Kopiowanie-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-165717-Kopiowanie-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-165717-Kopiowanie-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-165717-Kopiowanie-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-165717-Kopiowanie.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/div><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item__caption\"><em>Between the gates, city is divided by 4m wall and fence.<\/em><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/figure><\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-6722_9180a8-1e .kt-block-spacer{height:40px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-6722_9180a8-1e .kt-divider{border-top-width:1px;height:1px;border-top-color:#eee;width:80%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-6722_9180a8-1e\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\"><hr class=\"kt-divider\"\/><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6722_96dc2c-0f, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6722_96dc2c-0f[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading6722_96dc2c-0f\"]{font-size:var(--global-kb-font-size-md, 1.25rem);font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-family:Cinzel;color:#4d2d02;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6722_96dc2c-0f mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6722_96dc2c-0f[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading6722_96dc2c-0f\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6722_96dc2c-0f img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6722_96dc2c-0f[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading6722_96dc2c-0f\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h3 class=\"kt-adv-heading6722_96dc2c-0f wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading6722_96dc2c-0f\">Dublin and Heading South<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>From Belfast, we make our way to <strong>Dublin<\/strong>. Once again, we explore the city, spend our time listening to live Irish music, and sipping Guinness. But eventually, it\u2019s time to head south.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-6722_8366f5-fc .kt-block-spacer{height:40px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-6722_8366f5-fc .kt-divider{border-top-width:1px;height:1px;border-top-color:#eee;width:80%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-6722_8366f5-fc\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\"><hr class=\"kt-divider\"\/><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedgallery .kb-gallery-type-masonry.kb-gallery-id-6722_f508a1-42{margin:-5px;}.kb-gallery-type-masonry.kb-gallery-id-6722_f508a1-42 .kadence-blocks-gallery-item{padding:5px;}.kb-gallery-id-6722_f508a1-42 .kadence-blocks-gallery-item .kb-gal-image-radius, .kb-gallery-id-6722_f508a1-42 .kb-slide-item .kb-gal-image-radius img{border-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedgallery.kb-gallery-wrap-id-6722_f508a1-42{overflow:visible;}.kb-gallery-id-6722_f508a1-42 .kadence-blocks-gallery-item .kb-gal-image-radius, .kb-gallery-id-6722_f508a1-42 .kadence-blocks-gallery-thumb-item .kb-gal-image-radius{box-shadow:4px 2px 14px 0px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2);}.kb-gallery-id-6722_f508a1-42 .kadence-blocks-gallery-item:hover .kb-gal-image-radius, .kb-gallery-id-6722_f508a1-42 .kadence-blocks-gallery-thumb-item:hover .kb-gal-image-radius{box-shadow:4px 2px 14px 0px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2);}.kb-gallery-caption-style-bottom.kb-gallery-id-6722_f508a1-42 .kadence-blocks-gallery-item .kadence-blocks-gallery-item-inner .kadence-blocks-gallery-item__caption, .kb-gallery-caption-style-bottom-hover.kb-gallery-id-6722_f508a1-42 .kadence-blocks-gallery-item .kadence-blocks-gallery-item-inner .kadence-blocks-gallery-item__caption{background:linear-gradient(0deg, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.8) 0, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0) 100%);}<\/style><div class=\"kb-gallery-wrap-id-6722_f508a1-42 alignnone wp-block-kadence-advancedgallery\"><ul class=\"kb-gallery-ul kb-gallery-non-static kb-gallery-type-masonry kb-masonry-init kb-gallery-id-6722_f508a1-42 kb-gallery-caption-style-bottom-hover kb-gallery-filter-none kb-gallery-magnific-init\" data-image-filter=\"none\" data-item-selector=\".kadence-blocks-gallery-item\" data-lightbox-caption=\"true\" data-columns-xxl=\"1\" data-columns-xl=\"1\" data-columns-md=\"1\" data-columns-sm=\"1\" data-columns-xs=\"1\" data-columns-ss=\"1\"><li class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item\"><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item-inner\"><figure class=\"kb-gallery-figure kb-gallery-item-has-link kadence-blocks-gallery-item-has-caption\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-163632-Kopiowanie.jpg\" data-description=\"Cobblestone is a popular pub with live music.\" class=\"kb-gallery-item-link\"   role=\"button\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\"><div class=\"kb-gal-image-radius\" style=\"max-width:1024px;\"><div class=\"kb-gallery-image-contain kadence-blocks-gallery-intrinsic\" style=\"padding-bottom:66%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-163632-Kopiowanie-1024x683.jpg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" alt=\"\" data-full-image=\"https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-163632-Kopiowanie.jpg\" data-light-image=\"https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-163632-Kopiowanie.jpg\" data-id=\"6805\" class=\"wp-image-6805\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-163632-Kopiowanie-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-163632-Kopiowanie-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-163632-Kopiowanie-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-163632-Kopiowanie-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-163632-Kopiowanie-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-163632-Kopiowanie.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/div><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Cobblestone is a popular pub with live music.<\/div><\/div><\/a><\/figure><\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-6722_a5ab8f-81 .kt-block-spacer{height:40px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-6722_a5ab8f-81 .kt-divider{border-top-width:1px;height:1px;border-top-color:#eee;width:80%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-6722_a5ab8f-81\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\"><hr class=\"kt-divider\"\/><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The southern winds, however, have other plans. Once again, we find ourselves stopped in <strong>Milford Haven<\/strong> in Wales \u2014 a place where we had already spent quite some time on our way north. Somehow, we keep coming back here\u2026 although we\u2019re still not entirely sure why.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6722_2a6b54-ed, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6722_2a6b54-ed[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading6722_2a6b54-ed\"]{font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-family:Cinzel;color:#4d2d02;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6722_2a6b54-ed mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6722_2a6b54-ed[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading6722_2a6b54-ed\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6722_2a6b54-ed img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6722_2a6b54-ed[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading6722_2a6b54-ed\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h2 class=\"kt-adv-heading6722_2a6b54-ed wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading6722_2a6b54-ed\">Isles of Scilly \u2013 the British Bahamas<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>After a few days of waiting, being pushed around by the wind, and moving back and forth between anchorages and the marina, we finally head south. The weather is finally on our side, and after a pleasant few dozen miles, we reach an archipelago we had skipped on our way north \u2014 <strong>the Isles of Scilly<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These British islands, stretching out from Cornwall, are often called the <em>\u201cBritish Bahamas&#8221;<\/em>, thanks to their beautiful sandy beaches and turquoise waters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We plan to stop in a small bay on the island of <strong>St Agnes<\/strong>, but the anchorage turns out to be far from ideal. Once we arrive, we see that the available space is limited by private mooring buoys, and despite a northerly shift in the wind, there\u2019s still a noticeable swell rolling into the bay.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-6722_c5dde8-58 .kt-block-spacer{height:40px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-6722_c5dde8-58 .kt-divider{border-top-width:1px;height:1px;border-top-color:#eee;width:80%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-6722_c5dde8-58\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\"><hr class=\"kt-divider\"\/><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedgallery .kb-gallery-type-masonry.kb-gallery-id-6722_5a142a-74{margin:-5px;}.kb-gallery-type-masonry.kb-gallery-id-6722_5a142a-74 .kadence-blocks-gallery-item{padding:5px;}.kb-gallery-id-6722_5a142a-74 .kadence-blocks-gallery-item .kb-gal-image-radius, .kb-gallery-id-6722_5a142a-74 .kb-slide-item .kb-gal-image-radius img{border-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedgallery.kb-gallery-wrap-id-6722_5a142a-74{overflow:visible;}.kb-gallery-id-6722_5a142a-74 .kadence-blocks-gallery-item .kb-gal-image-radius, .kb-gallery-id-6722_5a142a-74 .kadence-blocks-gallery-thumb-item .kb-gal-image-radius{box-shadow:4px 2px 14px 0px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2);}.kb-gallery-id-6722_5a142a-74 .kadence-blocks-gallery-item:hover .kb-gal-image-radius, .kb-gallery-id-6722_5a142a-74 .kadence-blocks-gallery-thumb-item:hover .kb-gal-image-radius{box-shadow:4px 2px 14px 0px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2);}.kb-gallery-caption-style-bottom.kb-gallery-id-6722_5a142a-74 .kadence-blocks-gallery-item .kadence-blocks-gallery-item-inner .kadence-blocks-gallery-item__caption, .kb-gallery-caption-style-bottom-hover.kb-gallery-id-6722_5a142a-74 .kadence-blocks-gallery-item .kadence-blocks-gallery-item-inner .kadence-blocks-gallery-item__caption{background:linear-gradient(0deg, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.8) 0, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0) 100%);}<\/style><div class=\"kb-gallery-wrap-id-6722_5a142a-74 alignnone wp-block-kadence-advancedgallery\"><ul class=\"kb-gallery-ul kb-gallery-non-static kb-gallery-type-masonry kb-masonry-init kb-gallery-id-6722_5a142a-74 kb-gallery-caption-style-bottom-hover kb-gallery-filter-none kb-gallery-magnific-init\" data-image-filter=\"none\" data-item-selector=\".kadence-blocks-gallery-item\" data-lightbox-caption=\"true\" data-columns-xxl=\"1\" data-columns-xl=\"1\" data-columns-md=\"1\" data-columns-sm=\"1\" data-columns-xs=\"1\" data-columns-ss=\"1\"><li class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item\"><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item-inner\"><figure class=\"kb-gallery-figure kb-gallery-item-has-link kadence-blocks-gallery-item-has-caption\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-2458-Kopiowanie.jpg\" data-description=\"Iles of Scilly\" class=\"kb-gallery-item-link\"   role=\"button\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\"><div class=\"kb-gal-image-radius\" style=\"max-width:1024px;\"><div class=\"kb-gallery-image-contain kadence-blocks-gallery-intrinsic\" style=\"padding-bottom:66%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-2458-Kopiowanie-1024x683.jpg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" alt=\"\" data-full-image=\"https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-2458-Kopiowanie.jpg\" data-light-image=\"https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-2458-Kopiowanie.jpg\" data-id=\"6758\" class=\"wp-image-6758\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-2458-Kopiowanie-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-2458-Kopiowanie-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-2458-Kopiowanie-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-2458-Kopiowanie-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-2458-Kopiowanie-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-2458-Kopiowanie.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/div><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item__caption\"><em>Iles of Scilly<\/em><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/figure><\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-6722_ac36d3-9b .kt-block-spacer{height:40px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-6722_ac36d3-9b .kt-divider{border-top-width:1px;height:1px;border-top-color:#eee;width:80%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-6722_ac36d3-9b\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\"><hr class=\"kt-divider\"\/><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>After a few hours of being uncomfortably rocked at anchor, we decide to move on to the largest island in the archipelago \u2014 <strong>St Mary\u2019s<\/strong>. There, we pick up visitor moorings, tying both bow and stern, and head out to explore the island. Over the next few days, we drift lazily between the smaller islands of the archipelago. However, the tight and exposed anchorages \u2014 almost always affected by swell \u2014 make it difficult to find a truly comfortable spot to stay. As soon as the weather allows, we set course for France. Once again, <strong>the English Channel<\/strong> lies ahead.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6722_aecc84-ee, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6722_aecc84-ee[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading6722_aecc84-ee\"]{font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-family:Cinzel;color:#4d2d02;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6722_aecc84-ee mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6722_aecc84-ee[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading6722_aecc84-ee\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6722_aecc84-ee img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6722_aecc84-ee[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading6722_aecc84-ee\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h2 class=\"kt-adv-heading6722_aecc84-ee wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading6722_aecc84-ee\">Sailing the French coast<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The passage goes smoothly, but a delayed weather front pushes us further east than planned. This time, we skip Brest and stop instead in the smaller marina of <strong>Aber Wrac\u2019h<\/strong>, located further north. That\u2019s where we complete the formalities of re-entering the EU.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6722_5de84e-c4, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6722_5de84e-c4[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading6722_5de84e-c4\"]{font-size:var(--global-kb-font-size-md, 1.25rem);font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-family:Cinzel;color:#4d2d02;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6722_5de84e-c4 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6722_5de84e-c4[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading6722_5de84e-c4\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6722_5de84e-c4 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6722_5de84e-c4[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading6722_5de84e-c4\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h3 class=\"kt-adv-heading6722_5de84e-c4 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading6722_5de84e-c4\">Lorient<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>This time, instead of crossing the Bay of Biscay offshore as we\u2019ve done before, we decide to <em>sail along the French coast<\/em>. Our first longer stop is <strong>Lorient <\/strong>\u2014 the world capital of offshore racing and the place where the French East India Company was founded and based.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Since both of these aspects genuinely interest us, we spend a few days in the city, exploring it intensively. It\u2019s home to one of the best museums dedicated to the East India Company, with impressive exhibitions, artefacts, and stories from the colonial era. Nearby, there\u2019s also a smaller but very interesting maritime rescue museum.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-6722_42425b-d1 .kt-block-spacer{height:40px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-6722_42425b-d1 .kt-divider{border-top-width:1px;height:1px;border-top-color:#eee;width:80%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-6722_42425b-d1\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\"><hr class=\"kt-divider\"\/><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedgallery .kb-gallery-type-masonry.kb-gallery-id-6722_e269f2-32{margin:-5px;}.kb-gallery-type-masonry.kb-gallery-id-6722_e269f2-32 .kadence-blocks-gallery-item{padding:5px;}.kb-gallery-id-6722_e269f2-32 .kadence-blocks-gallery-item .kb-gal-image-radius, .kb-gallery-id-6722_e269f2-32 .kb-slide-item .kb-gal-image-radius img{border-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedgallery.kb-gallery-wrap-id-6722_e269f2-32{overflow:visible;}.kb-gallery-id-6722_e269f2-32 .kadence-blocks-gallery-item .kb-gal-image-radius, .kb-gallery-id-6722_e269f2-32 .kadence-blocks-gallery-thumb-item .kb-gal-image-radius{box-shadow:4px 2px 14px 0px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2);}.kb-gallery-id-6722_e269f2-32 .kadence-blocks-gallery-item:hover .kb-gal-image-radius, .kb-gallery-id-6722_e269f2-32 .kadence-blocks-gallery-thumb-item:hover .kb-gal-image-radius{box-shadow:4px 2px 14px 0px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2);}.kb-gallery-caption-style-bottom.kb-gallery-id-6722_e269f2-32 .kadence-blocks-gallery-item .kadence-blocks-gallery-item-inner .kadence-blocks-gallery-item__caption, .kb-gallery-caption-style-bottom-hover.kb-gallery-id-6722_e269f2-32 .kadence-blocks-gallery-item .kadence-blocks-gallery-item-inner .kadence-blocks-gallery-item__caption{background:linear-gradient(0deg, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.8) 0, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0) 100%);}<\/style><div class=\"kb-gallery-wrap-id-6722_e269f2-32 alignnone wp-block-kadence-advancedgallery\"><ul class=\"kb-gallery-ul kb-gallery-non-static kb-gallery-type-masonry kb-masonry-init kb-gallery-id-6722_e269f2-32 kb-gallery-caption-style-bottom-hover kb-gallery-filter-none kb-gallery-magnific-init\" data-image-filter=\"none\" data-item-selector=\".kadence-blocks-gallery-item\" data-lightbox-caption=\"true\" data-columns-xxl=\"2\" data-columns-xl=\"2\" data-columns-md=\"2\" data-columns-sm=\"2\" data-columns-xs=\"1\" data-columns-ss=\"1\"><li class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item\"><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item-inner\"><figure class=\"kb-gallery-figure kb-gallery-item-has-link kadence-blocks-gallery-item-has-caption\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-163722-Kopiowanie.jpg\" data-description=\"Detailed mock-up of East India Company ships\" class=\"kb-gallery-item-link\"   role=\"button\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\"><div class=\"kb-gal-image-radius\" style=\"max-width:1024px;\"><div class=\"kb-gallery-image-contain kadence-blocks-gallery-intrinsic\" style=\"padding-bottom:66%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-163722-Kopiowanie-1024x683.jpg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" alt=\"\" data-full-image=\"https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-163722-Kopiowanie.jpg\" data-light-image=\"https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-163722-Kopiowanie.jpg\" data-id=\"6782\" class=\"wp-image-6782\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-163722-Kopiowanie-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-163722-Kopiowanie-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-163722-Kopiowanie-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-163722-Kopiowanie-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-163722-Kopiowanie-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-163722-Kopiowanie.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/div><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item__caption\"><em>Detailed mock-up of East India Company ships<\/em><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/figure><\/div><\/li><li class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item\"><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item-inner\"><figure class=\"kb-gallery-figure kb-gallery-item-has-link kadence-blocks-gallery-item-has-caption\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-162331-Kopiowanie.jpg\" data-description=\"Colonial artefacts \" class=\"kb-gallery-item-link\"   role=\"button\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\"><div class=\"kb-gal-image-radius\" style=\"max-width:1024px;\"><div class=\"kb-gallery-image-contain kadence-blocks-gallery-intrinsic\" style=\"padding-bottom:66%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-162331-Kopiowanie-1024x683.jpg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" alt=\"\" data-full-image=\"https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-162331-Kopiowanie.jpg\" data-light-image=\"https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-162331-Kopiowanie.jpg\" data-id=\"6781\" class=\"wp-image-6781\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-162331-Kopiowanie-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-162331-Kopiowanie-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-162331-Kopiowanie-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-162331-Kopiowanie-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-162331-Kopiowanie-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-162331-Kopiowanie.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/div><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item__caption\"><em>Colonial artefacts <\/em><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/figure><\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-6722_a672b2-cf .kt-block-spacer{height:40px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-6722_a672b2-cf .kt-divider{border-top-width:1px;height:1px;border-top-color:#eee;width:80%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-6722_a672b2-cf\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\"><hr class=\"kt-divider\"\/><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>In the marina, we admire some of the most advanced racing yachts in the world. The trimaran <em>Sodebo<\/em>, which we see there, goes on just a few months later to break the round-the-world sailing record and win <em>the Jules Verne Trophy<\/em>, completing the circumnavigation in just over 40 days \u2014 beating the 2017 record by 12 hours.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-6722_3b8e3a-14 .kt-block-spacer{height:40px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-6722_3b8e3a-14 .kt-divider{border-top-width:1px;height:1px;border-top-color:#eee;width:80%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-6722_3b8e3a-14\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\"><hr class=\"kt-divider\"\/><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedgallery .kb-gallery-type-masonry.kb-gallery-id-6722_ac079c-cd{margin:-5px;}.kb-gallery-type-masonry.kb-gallery-id-6722_ac079c-cd .kadence-blocks-gallery-item{padding:5px;}.kb-gallery-id-6722_ac079c-cd .kadence-blocks-gallery-item .kb-gal-image-radius, .kb-gallery-id-6722_ac079c-cd .kb-slide-item .kb-gal-image-radius img{border-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedgallery.kb-gallery-wrap-id-6722_ac079c-cd{overflow:visible;}.kb-gallery-id-6722_ac079c-cd .kadence-blocks-gallery-item .kb-gal-image-radius, .kb-gallery-id-6722_ac079c-cd .kadence-blocks-gallery-thumb-item .kb-gal-image-radius{box-shadow:4px 2px 14px 0px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2);}.kb-gallery-id-6722_ac079c-cd .kadence-blocks-gallery-item:hover .kb-gal-image-radius, .kb-gallery-id-6722_ac079c-cd .kadence-blocks-gallery-thumb-item:hover .kb-gal-image-radius{box-shadow:4px 2px 14px 0px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2);}.kb-gallery-caption-style-bottom.kb-gallery-id-6722_ac079c-cd .kadence-blocks-gallery-item .kadence-blocks-gallery-item-inner .kadence-blocks-gallery-item__caption, .kb-gallery-caption-style-bottom-hover.kb-gallery-id-6722_ac079c-cd .kadence-blocks-gallery-item .kadence-blocks-gallery-item-inner .kadence-blocks-gallery-item__caption{background:linear-gradient(0deg, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.8) 0, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0) 100%);}<\/style><div class=\"kb-gallery-wrap-id-6722_ac079c-cd alignnone wp-block-kadence-advancedgallery\"><ul class=\"kb-gallery-ul kb-gallery-non-static kb-gallery-type-masonry kb-masonry-init kb-gallery-id-6722_ac079c-cd kb-gallery-caption-style-bottom-hover kb-gallery-filter-none kb-gallery-magnific-init\" data-image-filter=\"none\" data-item-selector=\".kadence-blocks-gallery-item\" data-lightbox-caption=\"true\" data-columns-xxl=\"2\" data-columns-xl=\"2\" data-columns-md=\"2\" data-columns-sm=\"2\" data-columns-xs=\"1\" data-columns-ss=\"1\"><li class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item\"><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item-inner\"><figure class=\"kb-gallery-figure kb-gallery-item-has-link kadence-blocks-gallery-item-has-caption\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-0130-Kopiowanie.jpg\" data-description=\"In Lorient, we admired the fastest yachts on Earth.\" class=\"kb-gallery-item-link\"   role=\"button\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\"><div class=\"kb-gal-image-radius\" style=\"max-width:1024px;\"><div class=\"kb-gallery-image-contain kadence-blocks-gallery-intrinsic\" style=\"padding-bottom:66%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-0130-Kopiowanie-1024x683.jpg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" alt=\"\" data-full-image=\"https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-0130-Kopiowanie.jpg\" data-light-image=\"https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-0130-Kopiowanie.jpg\" data-id=\"6739\" class=\"wp-image-6739\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-0130-Kopiowanie-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-0130-Kopiowanie-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-0130-Kopiowanie-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-0130-Kopiowanie-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-0130-Kopiowanie-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-0130-Kopiowanie.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/div><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item__caption\">In Lorient, we admired the fastest yachts on Earth.<\/div><\/div><\/a><\/figure><\/div><\/li><li class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item\"><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item-inner\"><figure class=\"kb-gallery-figure kb-gallery-item-has-link kadence-blocks-gallery-item-has-caption\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-0142-Kopiowanie.jpg\" data-description=\"Lorient is also known as the former base of German submarines.\" class=\"kb-gallery-item-link\"   role=\"button\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\"><div class=\"kb-gal-image-radius\" style=\"max-width:1024px;\"><div class=\"kb-gallery-image-contain kadence-blocks-gallery-intrinsic\" style=\"padding-bottom:66%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-0142-Kopiowanie-1024x683.jpg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" alt=\"\" data-full-image=\"https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-0142-Kopiowanie.jpg\" data-light-image=\"https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-0142-Kopiowanie.jpg\" data-id=\"6740\" class=\"wp-image-6740\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-0142-Kopiowanie-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-0142-Kopiowanie-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-0142-Kopiowanie-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-0142-Kopiowanie-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-0142-Kopiowanie-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-0142-Kopiowanie.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/div><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Lorient is also known as the former base of German submarines.<\/div><\/div><\/a><\/figure><\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-6722_ad4322-34 .kt-block-spacer{height:40px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-6722_ad4322-34 .kt-divider{border-top-width:1px;height:1px;border-top-color:#eee;width:80%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-6722_ad4322-34\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\"><hr class=\"kt-divider\"\/><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Lorient also offers the rare opportunity to visit a submarine open to the public, which, of course, we do. It\u2019s a French vessel from the 1960s, but during World War II, this was the site of a massive German U-boat base. The enormous bunkers still tower over the marina to this day.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-6722_254ed5-eb .kt-block-spacer{height:40px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-6722_254ed5-eb .kt-divider{border-top-width:1px;height:1px;border-top-color:#eee;width:80%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-6722_254ed5-eb\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\"><hr class=\"kt-divider\"\/><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedgallery .kb-gallery-type-masonry.kb-gallery-id-6722_de2491-8c{margin:-5px;}.kb-gallery-type-masonry.kb-gallery-id-6722_de2491-8c .kadence-blocks-gallery-item{padding:5px;}.kb-gallery-id-6722_de2491-8c .kadence-blocks-gallery-item .kb-gal-image-radius, .kb-gallery-id-6722_de2491-8c .kb-slide-item .kb-gal-image-radius img{border-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedgallery.kb-gallery-wrap-id-6722_de2491-8c{overflow:visible;}.kb-gallery-id-6722_de2491-8c .kadence-blocks-gallery-item .kb-gal-image-radius, .kb-gallery-id-6722_de2491-8c .kadence-blocks-gallery-thumb-item .kb-gal-image-radius{box-shadow:4px 2px 14px 0px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2);}.kb-gallery-id-6722_de2491-8c .kadence-blocks-gallery-item:hover .kb-gal-image-radius, .kb-gallery-id-6722_de2491-8c .kadence-blocks-gallery-thumb-item:hover .kb-gal-image-radius{box-shadow:4px 2px 14px 0px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2);}.kb-gallery-caption-style-bottom.kb-gallery-id-6722_de2491-8c .kadence-blocks-gallery-item .kadence-blocks-gallery-item-inner .kadence-blocks-gallery-item__caption, .kb-gallery-caption-style-bottom-hover.kb-gallery-id-6722_de2491-8c .kadence-blocks-gallery-item .kadence-blocks-gallery-item-inner .kadence-blocks-gallery-item__caption{background:linear-gradient(0deg, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.8) 0, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0) 100%);}<\/style><div class=\"kb-gallery-wrap-id-6722_de2491-8c alignnone wp-block-kadence-advancedgallery\"><ul class=\"kb-gallery-ul kb-gallery-non-static kb-gallery-type-masonry kb-masonry-init kb-gallery-id-6722_de2491-8c kb-gallery-caption-style-bottom-hover kb-gallery-filter-none kb-gallery-magnific-init\" data-image-filter=\"none\" data-item-selector=\".kadence-blocks-gallery-item\" data-lightbox-caption=\"true\" data-columns-xxl=\"1\" data-columns-xl=\"1\" data-columns-md=\"1\" data-columns-sm=\"1\" data-columns-xs=\"1\" data-columns-ss=\"1\"><li class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item\"><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item-inner\"><figure class=\"kb-gallery-figure kb-gallery-item-has-link kadence-blocks-gallery-item-has-caption\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-0157-Kopiowanie.jpg\" data-description=\"Submarine &#039;Flore&quot; is accessible for tourists.\" class=\"kb-gallery-item-link\"   role=\"button\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\"><div class=\"kb-gal-image-radius\" style=\"max-width:1024px;\"><div class=\"kb-gallery-image-contain kadence-blocks-gallery-intrinsic\" style=\"padding-bottom:66%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-0157-Kopiowanie-1024x683.jpg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" alt=\"\" data-full-image=\"https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-0157-Kopiowanie.jpg\" data-light-image=\"https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-0157-Kopiowanie.jpg\" data-id=\"6802\" class=\"wp-image-6802\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-0157-Kopiowanie-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-0157-Kopiowanie-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-0157-Kopiowanie-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-0157-Kopiowanie-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-0157-Kopiowanie-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-0157-Kopiowanie.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/div><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item__caption\"><em>Submarine &#8216;Flore&#8221; is accessible for tourists.<\/em><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/figure><\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-6722_e0c04c-c9 .kt-block-spacer{height:40px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-6722_e0c04c-c9 .kt-divider{border-top-width:1px;height:1px;border-top-color:#eee;width:80%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-6722_e0c04c-c9\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\"><hr class=\"kt-divider\"\/><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6722_9cffbe-e8, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6722_9cffbe-e8[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading6722_9cffbe-e8\"]{font-size:var(--global-kb-font-size-md, 1.25rem);font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-family:Cinzel;color:#4d2d02;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6722_9cffbe-e8 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6722_9cffbe-e8[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading6722_9cffbe-e8\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6722_9cffbe-e8 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6722_9cffbe-e8[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading6722_9cffbe-e8\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h3 class=\"kt-adv-heading6722_9cffbe-e8 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading6722_9cffbe-e8\">\u00cele d\u2019Yeu<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Our next stop in France is the peaceful island of <strong>\u00cele d\u2019Yeu<\/strong>, located between Lorient and La Rochelle. We rent bikes and manage to explore the entire island in a single day. It\u2019s full of cycling paths and small trails, which makes it a perfect and very enjoyable way to get around and discover the island.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-6722_7bc56e-0b .kt-block-spacer{height:40px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-6722_7bc56e-0b .kt-divider{border-top-width:1px;height:1px;border-top-color:#eee;width:80%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-6722_7bc56e-0b\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\"><hr class=\"kt-divider\"\/><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedgallery .kb-gallery-type-masonry.kb-gallery-id-6722_82cbcf-7f{margin:-5px;}.kb-gallery-type-masonry.kb-gallery-id-6722_82cbcf-7f .kadence-blocks-gallery-item{padding:5px;}.kb-gallery-id-6722_82cbcf-7f .kadence-blocks-gallery-item .kb-gal-image-radius, .kb-gallery-id-6722_82cbcf-7f .kb-slide-item .kb-gal-image-radius img{border-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedgallery.kb-gallery-wrap-id-6722_82cbcf-7f{overflow:visible;}.kb-gallery-id-6722_82cbcf-7f .kadence-blocks-gallery-item .kb-gal-image-radius, .kb-gallery-id-6722_82cbcf-7f .kadence-blocks-gallery-thumb-item .kb-gal-image-radius{box-shadow:4px 2px 14px 0px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2);}.kb-gallery-id-6722_82cbcf-7f .kadence-blocks-gallery-item:hover .kb-gal-image-radius, .kb-gallery-id-6722_82cbcf-7f .kadence-blocks-gallery-thumb-item:hover .kb-gal-image-radius{box-shadow:4px 2px 14px 0px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2);}.kb-gallery-caption-style-bottom.kb-gallery-id-6722_82cbcf-7f .kadence-blocks-gallery-item .kadence-blocks-gallery-item-inner .kadence-blocks-gallery-item__caption, .kb-gallery-caption-style-bottom-hover.kb-gallery-id-6722_82cbcf-7f .kadence-blocks-gallery-item .kadence-blocks-gallery-item-inner .kadence-blocks-gallery-item__caption{background:linear-gradient(0deg, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.8) 0, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0) 100%);}<\/style><div class=\"kb-gallery-wrap-id-6722_82cbcf-7f alignnone wp-block-kadence-advancedgallery\"><ul class=\"kb-gallery-ul kb-gallery-non-static kb-gallery-type-masonry kb-masonry-init kb-gallery-id-6722_82cbcf-7f kb-gallery-caption-style-bottom-hover kb-gallery-filter-none kb-gallery-magnific-init\" data-image-filter=\"none\" data-item-selector=\".kadence-blocks-gallery-item\" data-lightbox-caption=\"true\" data-columns-xxl=\"2\" data-columns-xl=\"2\" data-columns-md=\"2\" data-columns-sm=\"2\" data-columns-xs=\"1\" data-columns-ss=\"1\"><li class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item\"><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item-inner\"><figure class=\"kb-gallery-figure kb-gallery-item-has-link kadence-blocks-gallery-item-has-caption\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-0225-Kopiowanie.jpg\" data-description=\"\u00cele d\u2019Yeu\" class=\"kb-gallery-item-link\"   role=\"button\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\"><div class=\"kb-gal-image-radius\" style=\"max-width:1024px;\"><div class=\"kb-gallery-image-contain kadence-blocks-gallery-intrinsic\" style=\"padding-bottom:66%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-0225-Kopiowanie-1024x683.jpg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" alt=\"\" data-full-image=\"https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-0225-Kopiowanie.jpg\" data-light-image=\"https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-0225-Kopiowanie.jpg\" data-id=\"6742\" class=\"wp-image-6742\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-0225-Kopiowanie-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-0225-Kopiowanie-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-0225-Kopiowanie-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-0225-Kopiowanie-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-0225-Kopiowanie-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-0225-Kopiowanie.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/div><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item__caption\"><em>\u00cele d\u2019Yeu<\/em><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/figure><\/div><\/li><li class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item\"><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item-inner\"><figure class=\"kb-gallery-figure kb-gallery-item-has-link kadence-blocks-gallery-item-has-caption\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-0186-Kopiowanie.jpg\" data-description=\"Best way to explore \u00cele d\u2019Yeu is renting a bike.\" class=\"kb-gallery-item-link\"   role=\"button\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\"><div class=\"kb-gal-image-radius\" style=\"max-width:1024px;\"><div class=\"kb-gallery-image-contain kadence-blocks-gallery-intrinsic\" style=\"padding-bottom:66%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-0186-Kopiowanie-1024x683.jpg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" alt=\"\" data-full-image=\"https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-0186-Kopiowanie.jpg\" data-light-image=\"https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-0186-Kopiowanie.jpg\" data-id=\"6741\" class=\"wp-image-6741\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-0186-Kopiowanie-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-0186-Kopiowanie-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-0186-Kopiowanie-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-0186-Kopiowanie-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-0186-Kopiowanie-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-0186-Kopiowanie.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/div><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item__caption\"><em>Best way to explore \u00cele d\u2019Yeu is renting a bike.<\/em><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/figure><\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-6722_812697-cd .kt-block-spacer{height:40px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-6722_812697-cd .kt-divider{border-top-width:1px;height:1px;border-top-color:#eee;width:80%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-6722_812697-cd\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\"><hr class=\"kt-divider\"\/><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6722_2fb9bb-c7, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6722_2fb9bb-c7[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading6722_2fb9bb-c7\"]{font-size:var(--global-kb-font-size-md, 1.25rem);font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-family:Cinzel;color:#4d2d02;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6722_2fb9bb-c7 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6722_2fb9bb-c7[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading6722_2fb9bb-c7\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6722_2fb9bb-c7 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6722_2fb9bb-c7[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading6722_2fb9bb-c7\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h3 class=\"kt-adv-heading6722_2fb9bb-c7 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading6722_2fb9bb-c7\">La Rochelle<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>From \u00cele d\u2019Yeu, we head towards <strong>La Rochelle<\/strong>, our last stop in France. Even as we approach the marina, it\u2019s clear that sailing is truly thriving here \u2014 the water is packed with boats of every kind. The marina in La Rochelle is <em>the largest in Europe<\/em>, with around 5,000 berths. It\u2019s seriously impressive \u2014 especially considering that walking out of it takes longer than getting from there into the city itself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The city charms us just as much. Elegant French architecture, autumn sunshine, constant movement on the water, and plenty of interesting landmarks make it a place that\u2019s absolutely worth recommending.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-6722_323fb4-07 .kt-block-spacer{height:40px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-6722_323fb4-07 .kt-divider{border-top-width:1px;height:1px;border-top-color:#eee;width:80%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-6722_323fb4-07\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\"><hr class=\"kt-divider\"\/><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedgallery .kb-gallery-type-masonry.kb-gallery-id-6722_2c30c1-b9{margin:-5px;}.kb-gallery-type-masonry.kb-gallery-id-6722_2c30c1-b9 .kadence-blocks-gallery-item{padding:5px;}.kb-gallery-id-6722_2c30c1-b9 .kadence-blocks-gallery-item .kb-gal-image-radius, .kb-gallery-id-6722_2c30c1-b9 .kb-slide-item .kb-gal-image-radius img{border-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedgallery.kb-gallery-wrap-id-6722_2c30c1-b9{overflow:visible;}.kb-gallery-id-6722_2c30c1-b9 .kadence-blocks-gallery-item .kb-gal-image-radius, .kb-gallery-id-6722_2c30c1-b9 .kadence-blocks-gallery-thumb-item .kb-gal-image-radius{box-shadow:4px 2px 14px 0px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2);}.kb-gallery-id-6722_2c30c1-b9 .kadence-blocks-gallery-item:hover .kb-gal-image-radius, .kb-gallery-id-6722_2c30c1-b9 .kadence-blocks-gallery-thumb-item:hover .kb-gal-image-radius{box-shadow:4px 2px 14px 0px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2);}.kb-gallery-caption-style-bottom.kb-gallery-id-6722_2c30c1-b9 .kadence-blocks-gallery-item .kadence-blocks-gallery-item-inner .kadence-blocks-gallery-item__caption, .kb-gallery-caption-style-bottom-hover.kb-gallery-id-6722_2c30c1-b9 .kadence-blocks-gallery-item .kadence-blocks-gallery-item-inner .kadence-blocks-gallery-item__caption{background:linear-gradient(0deg, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.8) 0, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0) 100%);}<\/style><div class=\"kb-gallery-wrap-id-6722_2c30c1-b9 alignnone wp-block-kadence-advancedgallery\"><ul class=\"kb-gallery-ul kb-gallery-non-static kb-gallery-type-masonry kb-masonry-init kb-gallery-id-6722_2c30c1-b9 kb-gallery-caption-style-bottom-hover kb-gallery-filter-none kb-gallery-magnific-init\" data-image-filter=\"none\" data-item-selector=\".kadence-blocks-gallery-item\" data-lightbox-caption=\"true\" data-columns-xxl=\"2\" data-columns-xl=\"2\" data-columns-md=\"2\" data-columns-sm=\"2\" data-columns-xs=\"1\" data-columns-ss=\"1\"><li class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item\"><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item-inner\"><figure class=\"kb-gallery-figure kb-gallery-item-has-link kadence-blocks-gallery-item-has-caption\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-093917-Kopiowanie.jpg\" data-description=\"Marina in La Rochelle has berths for 5000 yachts!\" class=\"kb-gallery-item-link\"   role=\"button\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\"><div class=\"kb-gal-image-radius\" style=\"max-width:1024px;\"><div class=\"kb-gallery-image-contain kadence-blocks-gallery-intrinsic\" style=\"padding-bottom:66%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-093917-Kopiowanie-1024x683.jpg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" alt=\"\" data-full-image=\"https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-093917-Kopiowanie.jpg\" data-light-image=\"https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-093917-Kopiowanie.jpg\" data-id=\"6777\" class=\"wp-image-6777\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-093917-Kopiowanie-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-093917-Kopiowanie-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-093917-Kopiowanie-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-093917-Kopiowanie-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-093917-Kopiowanie-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-093917-Kopiowanie.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/div><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item__caption\"><em>Marina in La Rochelle has berths for 5000 yachts!<\/em><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/figure><\/div><\/li><li class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item\"><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item-inner\"><figure class=\"kb-gallery-figure kb-gallery-item-has-link kadence-blocks-gallery-item-has-caption\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-0331-Kopiowanie.jpg\" data-description=\"La Rochelle is a very charming town.\" class=\"kb-gallery-item-link\"   role=\"button\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\"><div class=\"kb-gal-image-radius\" style=\"max-width:1024px;\"><div class=\"kb-gallery-image-contain kadence-blocks-gallery-intrinsic\" style=\"padding-bottom:66%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-0331-Kopiowanie-1024x683.jpg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" alt=\"\" data-full-image=\"https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-0331-Kopiowanie.jpg\" data-light-image=\"https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-0331-Kopiowanie.jpg\" data-id=\"6744\" class=\"wp-image-6744\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-0331-Kopiowanie-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-0331-Kopiowanie-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-0331-Kopiowanie-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-0331-Kopiowanie-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-0331-Kopiowanie-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-0331-Kopiowanie.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/div><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item__caption\"><em>La Rochelle is a very charming town.<\/em><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/figure><\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-6722_f087f5-cd .kt-block-spacer{height:40px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-6722_f087f5-cd .kt-divider{border-top-width:1px;height:1px;border-top-color:#eee;width:80%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-6722_f087f5-cd\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\"><hr class=\"kt-divider\"\/><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6722_54e331-6b, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6722_54e331-6b[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading6722_54e331-6b\"]{font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-family:Cinzel;color:#4d2d02;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6722_54e331-6b mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6722_54e331-6b[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading6722_54e331-6b\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6722_54e331-6b img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6722_54e331-6b[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading6722_54e331-6b\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h2 class=\"kt-adv-heading6722_54e331-6b wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading6722_54e331-6b\">Bay of Biscay<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Are we heading into <strong>the Bay of Biscay<\/strong>? Yes \u2014 although this time, in a slightly shorter version.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Standard route from Brest to A Coru\u00f1a usually takes around three days. From La Rochelle to Bilbao, our first planned stop in Spain, it\u2019s closer to a day and a half.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And these turn out to be the most pleasant and calm Biscay conditions we\u2019ve ever experienced. For most of the passage, we sail under gennaker, with fantastic conditions. We reach Bilbao before nightfall, so we stop at an anchorage east of the city and enter the port the following day.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-6722_124974-55 .kt-block-spacer{height:40px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-6722_124974-55 .kt-divider{border-top-width:1px;height:1px;border-top-color:#eee;width:80%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-6722_124974-55\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\"><hr class=\"kt-divider\"\/><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedgallery .kb-gallery-type-masonry.kb-gallery-id-6722_dcebc8-77{margin:-5px;}.kb-gallery-type-masonry.kb-gallery-id-6722_dcebc8-77 .kadence-blocks-gallery-item{padding:5px;}.kb-gallery-id-6722_dcebc8-77 .kadence-blocks-gallery-item .kb-gal-image-radius, .kb-gallery-id-6722_dcebc8-77 .kb-slide-item .kb-gal-image-radius img{border-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedgallery.kb-gallery-wrap-id-6722_dcebc8-77{overflow:visible;}.kb-gallery-id-6722_dcebc8-77 .kadence-blocks-gallery-item .kb-gal-image-radius, .kb-gallery-id-6722_dcebc8-77 .kadence-blocks-gallery-thumb-item .kb-gal-image-radius{box-shadow:4px 2px 14px 0px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2);}.kb-gallery-id-6722_dcebc8-77 .kadence-blocks-gallery-item:hover .kb-gal-image-radius, .kb-gallery-id-6722_dcebc8-77 .kadence-blocks-gallery-thumb-item:hover .kb-gal-image-radius{box-shadow:4px 2px 14px 0px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2);}.kb-gallery-caption-style-bottom.kb-gallery-id-6722_dcebc8-77 .kadence-blocks-gallery-item .kadence-blocks-gallery-item-inner .kadence-blocks-gallery-item__caption, .kb-gallery-caption-style-bottom-hover.kb-gallery-id-6722_dcebc8-77 .kadence-blocks-gallery-item .kadence-blocks-gallery-item-inner .kadence-blocks-gallery-item__caption{background:linear-gradient(0deg, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.8) 0, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0) 100%);}<\/style><div class=\"kb-gallery-wrap-id-6722_dcebc8-77 alignnone wp-block-kadence-advancedgallery\"><ul class=\"kb-gallery-ul kb-gallery-non-static kb-gallery-type-masonry kb-masonry-init kb-gallery-id-6722_dcebc8-77 kb-gallery-caption-style-bottom-hover kb-gallery-filter-none kb-gallery-magnific-init\" data-image-filter=\"none\" data-item-selector=\".kadence-blocks-gallery-item\" data-lightbox-caption=\"true\" data-columns-xxl=\"1\" data-columns-xl=\"1\" data-columns-md=\"1\" data-columns-sm=\"1\" data-columns-xs=\"1\" data-columns-ss=\"1\"><li class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item\"><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item-inner\"><figure class=\"kb-gallery-figure kb-gallery-item-has-link kadence-blocks-gallery-item-has-caption\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-195107-Kopiowanie.jpg\" data-description=\"Approaching Spanish Coast after crossing the Biscay Bay.\" class=\"kb-gallery-item-link\"   role=\"button\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\"><div class=\"kb-gal-image-radius\" style=\"max-width:1024px;\"><div class=\"kb-gallery-image-contain kadence-blocks-gallery-intrinsic\" style=\"padding-bottom:66%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-195107-Kopiowanie-1024x683.jpg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" alt=\"\" data-full-image=\"https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-195107-Kopiowanie.jpg\" data-light-image=\"https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-195107-Kopiowanie.jpg\" data-id=\"6787\" class=\"wp-image-6787\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-195107-Kopiowanie-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-195107-Kopiowanie-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-195107-Kopiowanie-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-195107-Kopiowanie-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-195107-Kopiowanie-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-195107-Kopiowanie.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/div><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item__caption\"><em>Approaching Spanish Coast after crossing the Biscay Bay.<\/em><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/figure><\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-6722_eb08b5-2d .kt-block-spacer{height:40px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-6722_eb08b5-2d .kt-divider{border-top-width:1px;height:1px;border-top-color:#eee;width:80%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-6722_eb08b5-2d\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\"><hr class=\"kt-divider\"\/><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6722_462d4c-50, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6722_462d4c-50[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading6722_462d4c-50\"]{font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-family:Cinzel;color:#4d2d02;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6722_462d4c-50 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6722_462d4c-50[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading6722_462d4c-50\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6722_462d4c-50 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6722_462d4c-50[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading6722_462d4c-50\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h2 class=\"kt-adv-heading6722_462d4c-50 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading6722_462d4c-50\">Bilbao \u2013 A Coru\u00f1a<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The marina isn\u2019t exactly close to the city \u2014 getting there requires about a 30-minute train ride. The plan is simple: a walking tour and getting to know a part of Spain we haven\u2019t visited before. <strong>Bilbao <\/strong>is the capital of <strong>the Basque Country<\/strong>, so we\u2019re curious to see what makes it stand out \u2014 apart from the language.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We eat incredible <em>tapas <\/em>and <em>pintxos<\/em>, wander around the city, and the next day head to the place most tourists visiting Bilbao make their way to \u2014 <strong>the Guggenheim Museum<\/strong> of modern art. Let\u2019s just say it was the worst \u20ac30 we\u2019ve ever spent\u2026 and leave it at that.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-6722_20274d-a8 .kt-block-spacer{height:40px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-6722_20274d-a8 .kt-divider{border-top-width:1px;height:1px;border-top-color:#eee;width:80%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-6722_20274d-a8\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\"><hr class=\"kt-divider\"\/><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedgallery .kb-gallery-type-masonry.kb-gallery-id-6722_fdad7c-f5{margin:-5px;}.kb-gallery-type-masonry.kb-gallery-id-6722_fdad7c-f5 .kadence-blocks-gallery-item{padding:5px;}.kb-gallery-id-6722_fdad7c-f5 .kadence-blocks-gallery-item .kb-gal-image-radius, .kb-gallery-id-6722_fdad7c-f5 .kb-slide-item .kb-gal-image-radius img{border-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedgallery.kb-gallery-wrap-id-6722_fdad7c-f5{overflow:visible;}.kb-gallery-id-6722_fdad7c-f5 .kadence-blocks-gallery-item .kb-gal-image-radius, .kb-gallery-id-6722_fdad7c-f5 .kadence-blocks-gallery-thumb-item .kb-gal-image-radius{box-shadow:4px 2px 14px 0px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2);}.kb-gallery-id-6722_fdad7c-f5 .kadence-blocks-gallery-item:hover .kb-gal-image-radius, .kb-gallery-id-6722_fdad7c-f5 .kadence-blocks-gallery-thumb-item:hover .kb-gal-image-radius{box-shadow:4px 2px 14px 0px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2);}.kb-gallery-caption-style-bottom.kb-gallery-id-6722_fdad7c-f5 .kadence-blocks-gallery-item .kadence-blocks-gallery-item-inner .kadence-blocks-gallery-item__caption, .kb-gallery-caption-style-bottom-hover.kb-gallery-id-6722_fdad7c-f5 .kadence-blocks-gallery-item .kadence-blocks-gallery-item-inner .kadence-blocks-gallery-item__caption{background:linear-gradient(0deg, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.8) 0, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0) 100%);}<\/style><div class=\"kb-gallery-wrap-id-6722_fdad7c-f5 alignnone wp-block-kadence-advancedgallery\"><ul class=\"kb-gallery-ul kb-gallery-non-static kb-gallery-type-masonry kb-masonry-init kb-gallery-id-6722_fdad7c-f5 kb-gallery-caption-style-bottom-hover kb-gallery-filter-none kb-gallery-magnific-init\" data-image-filter=\"none\" data-item-selector=\".kadence-blocks-gallery-item\" data-lightbox-caption=\"true\" data-columns-xxl=\"1\" data-columns-xl=\"1\" data-columns-md=\"1\" data-columns-sm=\"1\" data-columns-xs=\"1\" data-columns-ss=\"1\"><li class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item\"><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item-inner\"><figure class=\"kb-gallery-figure kb-gallery-item-has-link kadence-blocks-gallery-item-has-caption\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-0425-Kopiowanie.jpg\" data-description=\"Bilbao, Spain\" class=\"kb-gallery-item-link\"   role=\"button\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\"><div class=\"kb-gal-image-radius\" style=\"max-width:1024px;\"><div class=\"kb-gallery-image-contain kadence-blocks-gallery-intrinsic\" style=\"padding-bottom:66%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-0425-Kopiowanie-1024x683.jpg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" alt=\"\" data-full-image=\"https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-0425-Kopiowanie.jpg\" data-light-image=\"https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-0425-Kopiowanie.jpg\" data-id=\"6745\" class=\"wp-image-6745\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-0425-Kopiowanie-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-0425-Kopiowanie-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-0425-Kopiowanie-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-0425-Kopiowanie-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-0425-Kopiowanie-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-0425-Kopiowanie.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/div><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item__caption\"><em>Bilbao, Spain<\/em><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/figure><\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-6722_4566d1-86 .kt-block-spacer{height:40px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-6722_4566d1-86 .kt-divider{border-top-width:1px;height:1px;border-top-color:#eee;width:80%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-6722_4566d1-86\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\"><hr class=\"kt-divider\"\/><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Pro-Palestine protests and a general strike in Spain make getting back to the port more complicated than expected. For 50 minutes, we\u2019re packed like sardines on the metro, with fewer trains running than usual. The result? We already feel unwell as we leave Bilbao. Two more nights at sea, with a short stop in Gij\u00f3n, don\u2019t help either.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>By the time we reach A Coru\u00f1a, we\u2019re <strong>properly sick<\/strong>. We end up staying there for over a week, as what started as a cold quickly turns into something much worse \u2014 to the point where even stepping out onto the deck feels like an effort, and basic tasks become surprisingly difficult. That\u2019s what happens when you come back into contact with civilization after spending nearly half a year in remote, sparsely populated places.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6722_5283ec-3f, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6722_5283ec-3f[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading6722_5283ec-3f\"]{font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-family:Cinzel;color:#4d2d02;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6722_5283ec-3f mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6722_5283ec-3f[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading6722_5283ec-3f\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6722_5283ec-3f img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6722_5283ec-3f[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading6722_5283ec-3f\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h2 class=\"kt-adv-heading6722_5283ec-3f wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading6722_5283ec-3f\">West Coast of Spain<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>By the time we finally leave A Coru\u00f1a, it\u2019s already the end of October. Ahead of us lies another demanding stretch of sailing along the coast \u2014 this time accompanied by a less friendly pod of <strong>orcas <\/strong>than the ones we encountered in Shetland. Just thinking about this passage is exhausting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>From experience, we know what it means: uncomfortable sailing in shallow waters, constant lookout, avoiding fishing nets, and complicated route planning. Especially since this time, attacks are happening all around us \u2014 one day ahead, then 10 miles ahead\u2026 <em>The orcas are clearly active<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6722_f537cc-b8, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6722_f537cc-b8[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading6722_f537cc-b8\"]{font-size:var(--global-kb-font-size-md, 1.25rem);font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-family:Cinzel;color:#4d2d02;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6722_f537cc-b8 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6722_f537cc-b8[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading6722_f537cc-b8\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6722_f537cc-b8 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6722_f537cc-b8[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading6722_f537cc-b8\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h3 class=\"kt-adv-heading6722_f537cc-b8 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading6722_f537cc-b8\">Baiona<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Our planned stop in the Bay of Vigo doesn\u2019t work out either. We arrive in the evening only to find that none of the marinas have space for our boat \u2014 which is quite surprising at this time of year. With no other option, we keep going \u2014 another two hours to <strong>Baiona<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We end up staying there for a few days, as another autumn storm hits the coast. Baiona turns out to be a charming and interesting place, although definitely quiet out of season. It also holds an important place in history \u2014 it was the first European port to receive news of the discovery of America. In 1493, Columbus\u2019 caravel <em>La Pinta<\/em> arrived here after the expedition.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6722_551aff-60, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6722_551aff-60[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading6722_551aff-60\"]{font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-family:Cinzel;color:#4d2d02;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6722_551aff-60 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6722_551aff-60[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading6722_551aff-60\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6722_551aff-60 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6722_551aff-60[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading6722_551aff-60\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h2 class=\"kt-adv-heading6722_551aff-60 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading6722_551aff-60\">Porto<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Being in the area and not visiting Porto \u2014 even though we\u2019ve been there many times before \u2014 is simply not an option. Unfortunately, our speed on the way to the familiar <strong>Leix\u00f5es<\/strong> marina is so poor that the last two hours of sailing would take place in complete darkness. With large amounts of unlit fishing nets along the route, we decide not to risk it.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-6722_199abb-aa .kt-block-spacer{height:40px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-6722_199abb-aa .kt-divider{border-top-width:1px;height:1px;border-top-color:#eee;width:80%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-6722_199abb-aa\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\"><hr class=\"kt-divider\"\/><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedgallery .kb-gallery-type-masonry.kb-gallery-id-6722_f978e7-58{margin:-5px;}.kb-gallery-type-masonry.kb-gallery-id-6722_f978e7-58 .kadence-blocks-gallery-item{padding:5px;}.kb-gallery-id-6722_f978e7-58 .kadence-blocks-gallery-item .kb-gal-image-radius, .kb-gallery-id-6722_f978e7-58 .kb-slide-item .kb-gal-image-radius img{border-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedgallery.kb-gallery-wrap-id-6722_f978e7-58{overflow:visible;}.kb-gallery-id-6722_f978e7-58 .kadence-blocks-gallery-item .kb-gal-image-radius, .kb-gallery-id-6722_f978e7-58 .kadence-blocks-gallery-thumb-item .kb-gal-image-radius{box-shadow:4px 2px 14px 0px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2);}.kb-gallery-id-6722_f978e7-58 .kadence-blocks-gallery-item:hover .kb-gal-image-radius, .kb-gallery-id-6722_f978e7-58 .kadence-blocks-gallery-thumb-item:hover .kb-gal-image-radius{box-shadow:4px 2px 14px 0px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2);}.kb-gallery-caption-style-bottom.kb-gallery-id-6722_f978e7-58 .kadence-blocks-gallery-item .kadence-blocks-gallery-item-inner .kadence-blocks-gallery-item__caption, .kb-gallery-caption-style-bottom-hover.kb-gallery-id-6722_f978e7-58 .kadence-blocks-gallery-item .kadence-blocks-gallery-item-inner .kadence-blocks-gallery-item__caption{background:linear-gradient(0deg, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.8) 0, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0) 100%);}<\/style><div class=\"kb-gallery-wrap-id-6722_f978e7-58 alignnone wp-block-kadence-advancedgallery\"><ul class=\"kb-gallery-ul kb-gallery-non-static kb-gallery-type-masonry kb-masonry-init kb-gallery-id-6722_f978e7-58 kb-gallery-caption-style-bottom-hover kb-gallery-filter-none kb-gallery-magnific-init\" data-image-filter=\"none\" data-item-selector=\".kadence-blocks-gallery-item\" data-lightbox-caption=\"true\" data-columns-xxl=\"1\" data-columns-xl=\"1\" data-columns-md=\"1\" data-columns-sm=\"1\" data-columns-xs=\"1\" data-columns-ss=\"1\"><li class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item\"><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item-inner\"><figure class=\"kb-gallery-figure kb-gallery-item-has-link kadence-blocks-gallery-item-has-caption\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-173845-Kopiowanie.jpg\" data-description=\"Approaching Povoa de Varzim.\" class=\"kb-gallery-item-link\"   role=\"button\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\"><div class=\"kb-gal-image-radius\" style=\"max-width:1024px;\"><div class=\"kb-gallery-image-contain kadence-blocks-gallery-intrinsic\" style=\"padding-bottom:66%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-173845-Kopiowanie-1024x683.jpg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" alt=\"\" data-full-image=\"https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-173845-Kopiowanie.jpg\" data-light-image=\"https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-173845-Kopiowanie.jpg\" data-id=\"6806\" class=\"wp-image-6806\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-173845-Kopiowanie-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-173845-Kopiowanie-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-173845-Kopiowanie-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-173845-Kopiowanie-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-173845-Kopiowanie-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-173845-Kopiowanie.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/div><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item__caption\"><em>Approaching Povoa de Varzim.<\/em><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/figure><\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-6722_aa0572-33 .kt-block-spacer{height:40px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-6722_aa0572-33 .kt-divider{border-top-width:1px;height:1px;border-top-color:#eee;width:80%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-6722_aa0572-33\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\"><hr class=\"kt-divider\"\/><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Instead, we head to <strong>P\u00f3voa de Varzim<\/strong>, a smaller, very touristy seaside town north of Porto. It turns out to be a great choice \u2014 the marina is far more comfortable, cleaner, and overall more pleasant than Leix\u00f5es, which, unfortunately, isn\u2019t among the cleanest. There\u2019s also a fast metro connection to Porto, making it a perfect base for visiting the city. And Porto \u2014 once again \u2014 doesn\u2019t disappoint, even in late autumn.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Like many ports along Portugal\u2019s Atlantic coast, P\u00f3voa de Varzim has its downsides. In autumn and winter, when Atlantic storms hit the coast, <em>many ports remain closed for days<\/em> \u2014 sometimes even weeks. Their status can be monitored online <a href=\"https:\/\/www.marinha.pt\/pt\/servicos\/informacao-maritima\/Paginas\/Estado-das-Barras.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here<\/a> or by checking the signals and lights on the harbor tower or at the entrance. Ignoring these restrictions can result in heavy fines. But to make things even more confusing \u2014 we\u2019ve learned firsthand that the signals on the tower don\u2019t always match official documentation. Sometimes they even contradict the information available online or on the port\u2019s own website.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-6722_2431ff-d7 .kt-block-spacer{height:40px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-6722_2431ff-d7 .kt-divider{border-top-width:1px;height:1px;border-top-color:#eee;width:80%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-6722_2431ff-d7\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\"><hr class=\"kt-divider\"\/><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedgallery .kb-gallery-type-masonry.kb-gallery-id-6722_17cbaa-95{margin:-5px;}.kb-gallery-type-masonry.kb-gallery-id-6722_17cbaa-95 .kadence-blocks-gallery-item{padding:5px;}.kb-gallery-id-6722_17cbaa-95 .kadence-blocks-gallery-item .kb-gal-image-radius, .kb-gallery-id-6722_17cbaa-95 .kb-slide-item .kb-gal-image-radius img{border-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedgallery.kb-gallery-wrap-id-6722_17cbaa-95{overflow:visible;}.kb-gallery-id-6722_17cbaa-95 .kadence-blocks-gallery-item .kb-gal-image-radius, .kb-gallery-id-6722_17cbaa-95 .kadence-blocks-gallery-thumb-item .kb-gal-image-radius{box-shadow:4px 2px 14px 0px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2);}.kb-gallery-id-6722_17cbaa-95 .kadence-blocks-gallery-item:hover .kb-gal-image-radius, .kb-gallery-id-6722_17cbaa-95 .kadence-blocks-gallery-thumb-item:hover .kb-gal-image-radius{box-shadow:4px 2px 14px 0px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2);}.kb-gallery-caption-style-bottom.kb-gallery-id-6722_17cbaa-95 .kadence-blocks-gallery-item .kadence-blocks-gallery-item-inner .kadence-blocks-gallery-item__caption, .kb-gallery-caption-style-bottom-hover.kb-gallery-id-6722_17cbaa-95 .kadence-blocks-gallery-item .kadence-blocks-gallery-item-inner .kadence-blocks-gallery-item__caption{background:linear-gradient(0deg, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.8) 0, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0) 100%);}<\/style><div class=\"kb-gallery-wrap-id-6722_17cbaa-95 alignnone wp-block-kadence-advancedgallery\"><ul class=\"kb-gallery-ul kb-gallery-non-static kb-gallery-type-masonry kb-masonry-init kb-gallery-id-6722_17cbaa-95 kb-gallery-caption-style-bottom-hover kb-gallery-filter-none kb-gallery-magnific-init\" data-image-filter=\"none\" data-item-selector=\".kadence-blocks-gallery-item\" data-lightbox-caption=\"true\" data-columns-xxl=\"1\" data-columns-xl=\"1\" data-columns-md=\"1\" data-columns-sm=\"1\" data-columns-xs=\"1\" data-columns-ss=\"1\"><li class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item\"><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item-inner\"><figure class=\"kb-gallery-figure kb-gallery-item-has-link kadence-blocks-gallery-item-has-caption\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-112520-Kopiowanie.jpg\" data-description=\"Sometimes, signs on tower do not match any documentation or port status on the website.\" class=\"kb-gallery-item-link\"   role=\"button\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\"><div class=\"kb-gal-image-radius\" style=\"max-width:1024px;\"><div class=\"kb-gallery-image-contain kadence-blocks-gallery-intrinsic\" style=\"padding-bottom:66%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-112520-Kopiowanie-1024x683.jpg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" alt=\"\" data-full-image=\"https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-112520-Kopiowanie.jpg\" data-light-image=\"https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-112520-Kopiowanie.jpg\" data-id=\"6804\" class=\"wp-image-6804\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-112520-Kopiowanie-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-112520-Kopiowanie-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-112520-Kopiowanie-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-112520-Kopiowanie-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-112520-Kopiowanie-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-112520-Kopiowanie.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/div><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item__caption\"><em>Sometimes, signs on tower do not match any documentation or port status on the website.<\/em><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/figure><\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-6722_034c8a-5a .kt-block-spacer{height:40px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-6722_034c8a-5a .kt-divider{border-top-width:1px;height:1px;border-top-color:#eee;width:80%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-6722_034c8a-5a\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\"><hr class=\"kt-divider\"\/><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6722_8f11b8-57, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6722_8f11b8-57[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading6722_8f11b8-57\"]{font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-family:Cinzel;color:#4d2d02;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6722_8f11b8-57 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6722_8f11b8-57[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading6722_8f11b8-57\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6722_8f11b8-57 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6722_8f11b8-57[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading6722_8f11b8-57\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h2 class=\"kt-adv-heading6722_8f11b8-57 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading6722_8f11b8-57\">Nazar\u00e9<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>After a few days, we finally catch a short weather window \u2014 just a few hours \u2014 when the port is open, allowing us to escape another approaching storm and the next multi-day closure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We make our way to <strong>Nazar\u00e9<\/strong>, a place we already know well. It\u2019s often one of the few marinas that remain open even in rough conditions, mainly thanks to its good protection and harbor layout. Seeing the waves building, we check the <em>forecast\u2026 for surfers<\/em>. Not because we surf ourselves, but because Nazar\u00e9 is a global hotspot for the sport. Along with surfers, crowds gather here to watch from the cliffs above the famous Praia do Norte.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We\u2019re not wrong \u2014 the forecast promises incredible conditions, with waves exceeding 12 meters. Although in Nazar\u00e9, that\u2019s not as shocking as it sounds. This is where the world record for the highest wave ever surfed was set \u2014 nearly 30 meters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After docking, we head straight to the viewpoint. The cliffs are packed with spectators cheering on the surfers, and the sight of massive waves and tiny human figures is unforgettable. We spend hours watching this raw encounter between humans and nature \u2014 and even manage to capture a few shots of the main actors.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-6722_f5924d-87 .kt-block-spacer{height:40px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-6722_f5924d-87 .kt-divider{border-top-width:1px;height:1px;border-top-color:#eee;width:80%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-6722_f5924d-87\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\"><hr class=\"kt-divider\"\/><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedgallery .kb-gallery-type-masonry.kb-gallery-id-6722_d2b328-84{margin:-5px;}.kb-gallery-type-masonry.kb-gallery-id-6722_d2b328-84 .kadence-blocks-gallery-item{padding:5px;}.kb-gallery-id-6722_d2b328-84 .kadence-blocks-gallery-item .kb-gal-image-radius, .kb-gallery-id-6722_d2b328-84 .kb-slide-item .kb-gal-image-radius img{border-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedgallery.kb-gallery-wrap-id-6722_d2b328-84{overflow:visible;}.kb-gallery-id-6722_d2b328-84 .kadence-blocks-gallery-item .kb-gal-image-radius, .kb-gallery-id-6722_d2b328-84 .kadence-blocks-gallery-thumb-item .kb-gal-image-radius{box-shadow:4px 2px 14px 0px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2);}.kb-gallery-id-6722_d2b328-84 .kadence-blocks-gallery-item:hover .kb-gal-image-radius, .kb-gallery-id-6722_d2b328-84 .kadence-blocks-gallery-thumb-item:hover .kb-gal-image-radius{box-shadow:4px 2px 14px 0px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2);}.kb-gallery-caption-style-bottom.kb-gallery-id-6722_d2b328-84 .kadence-blocks-gallery-item .kadence-blocks-gallery-item-inner .kadence-blocks-gallery-item__caption, .kb-gallery-caption-style-bottom-hover.kb-gallery-id-6722_d2b328-84 .kadence-blocks-gallery-item .kadence-blocks-gallery-item-inner .kadence-blocks-gallery-item__caption{background:linear-gradient(0deg, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.8) 0, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0) 100%);}<\/style><div class=\"kb-gallery-wrap-id-6722_d2b328-84 alignnone wp-block-kadence-advancedgallery\"><ul class=\"kb-gallery-ul kb-gallery-non-static kb-gallery-type-masonry kb-masonry-init kb-gallery-id-6722_d2b328-84 kb-gallery-caption-style-bottom-hover kb-gallery-filter-none kb-gallery-magnific-init\" data-image-filter=\"none\" data-item-selector=\".kadence-blocks-gallery-item\" data-lightbox-caption=\"true\" data-columns-xxl=\"1\" data-columns-xl=\"1\" data-columns-md=\"1\" data-columns-sm=\"1\" data-columns-xs=\"1\" data-columns-ss=\"1\"><li class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item\"><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item-inner\"><figure class=\"kb-gallery-figure kb-gallery-item-has-link kadence-blocks-gallery-item-has-caption\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/nazare-2698-Kopiowanie.jpg\" data-description=\"Surfers in Nazare\" class=\"kb-gallery-item-link\"   role=\"button\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\"><div class=\"kb-gal-image-radius\" style=\"max-width:1024px;\"><div class=\"kb-gallery-image-contain kadence-blocks-gallery-intrinsic\" style=\"padding-bottom:66%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/nazare-2698-Kopiowanie-1024x683.jpg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" alt=\"\" data-full-image=\"https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/nazare-2698-Kopiowanie.jpg\" data-light-image=\"https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/nazare-2698-Kopiowanie.jpg\" data-id=\"6794\" class=\"wp-image-6794\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/nazare-2698-Kopiowanie-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/nazare-2698-Kopiowanie-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/nazare-2698-Kopiowanie-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/nazare-2698-Kopiowanie-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/nazare-2698-Kopiowanie-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/nazare-2698-Kopiowanie.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/div><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item__caption\"><em>Surfers in Nazare<\/em><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/figure><\/div><\/li><li class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item\"><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item-inner\"><figure class=\"kb-gallery-figure kb-gallery-item-has-link kadence-blocks-gallery-item-has-caption\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/nazare-2694-Kopiowanie.jpg\" data-description=\"Surfers in Nazare\" class=\"kb-gallery-item-link\"   role=\"button\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\"><div class=\"kb-gal-image-radius\" style=\"max-width:1024px;\"><div class=\"kb-gallery-image-contain kadence-blocks-gallery-intrinsic\" style=\"padding-bottom:66%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/nazare-2694-Kopiowanie-1024x682.jpg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" alt=\"\" data-full-image=\"https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/nazare-2694-Kopiowanie.jpg\" data-light-image=\"https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/nazare-2694-Kopiowanie.jpg\" data-id=\"6793\" class=\"wp-image-6793\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/nazare-2694-Kopiowanie-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/nazare-2694-Kopiowanie-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/nazare-2694-Kopiowanie-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/nazare-2694-Kopiowanie-1536x1023.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/nazare-2694-Kopiowanie-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/nazare-2694-Kopiowanie.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/div><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item__caption\"><em>Surfers in Nazare<\/em><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/figure><\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-6722_aa8ceb-b3 .kt-block-spacer{height:40px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-6722_aa8ceb-b3 .kt-divider{border-top-width:1px;height:1px;border-top-color:#eee;width:80%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-6722_aa8ceb-b3\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\"><hr class=\"kt-divider\"\/><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>We also visit the stalls selling <em>traditional dried fish<\/em> and, tempted to try it, buy a few pieces. After preparing them the traditional way, we\u2019re not entirely convinced \u2014 we don\u2019t really see the advantage over fresh fish\u2026 except for the fact that it doesn\u2019t need refrigeration.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6722_a84a3e-6a, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6722_a84a3e-6a[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading6722_a84a3e-6a\"]{font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-family:Cinzel;color:#4d2d02;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6722_a84a3e-6a mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6722_a84a3e-6a[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading6722_a84a3e-6a\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6722_a84a3e-6a img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6722_a84a3e-6a[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading6722_a84a3e-6a\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h2 class=\"kt-adv-heading6722_a84a3e-6a wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading6722_a84a3e-6a\">Cascais and Lisbon<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>More waiting for a weather window, and once again a slow push south. Short days don\u2019t always allow us to follow the recommendation of avoiding night sailing in areas with orca activity. We end up entering the next port \u2014 Cascais, near Lisbon \u2014 after dark.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It looks like another longer stop. We use the time to visit Lisbon again \u2014 more specifically <strong>Bel\u00e9m<\/strong>, our favorite part of the city. Mainly because of <strong>the Monument to the Discoveries<\/strong>, built in 1960 to honor Portuguese explorers.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-6722_dd21f5-d3 .kt-block-spacer{height:40px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-6722_dd21f5-d3 .kt-divider{border-top-width:1px;height:1px;border-top-color:#eee;width:80%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-6722_dd21f5-d3\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\"><hr class=\"kt-divider\"\/><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedgallery .kb-gallery-type-masonry.kb-gallery-id-6722_0a9ebb-15{margin:-5px;}.kb-gallery-type-masonry.kb-gallery-id-6722_0a9ebb-15 .kadence-blocks-gallery-item{padding:5px;}.kb-gallery-id-6722_0a9ebb-15 .kadence-blocks-gallery-item .kb-gal-image-radius, .kb-gallery-id-6722_0a9ebb-15 .kb-slide-item .kb-gal-image-radius img{border-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedgallery.kb-gallery-wrap-id-6722_0a9ebb-15{overflow:visible;}.kb-gallery-id-6722_0a9ebb-15 .kadence-blocks-gallery-item .kb-gal-image-radius, .kb-gallery-id-6722_0a9ebb-15 .kadence-blocks-gallery-thumb-item .kb-gal-image-radius{box-shadow:4px 2px 14px 0px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2);}.kb-gallery-id-6722_0a9ebb-15 .kadence-blocks-gallery-item:hover .kb-gal-image-radius, .kb-gallery-id-6722_0a9ebb-15 .kadence-blocks-gallery-thumb-item:hover .kb-gal-image-radius{box-shadow:4px 2px 14px 0px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2);}.kb-gallery-caption-style-bottom.kb-gallery-id-6722_0a9ebb-15 .kadence-blocks-gallery-item .kadence-blocks-gallery-item-inner .kadence-blocks-gallery-item__caption, .kb-gallery-caption-style-bottom-hover.kb-gallery-id-6722_0a9ebb-15 .kadence-blocks-gallery-item .kadence-blocks-gallery-item-inner .kadence-blocks-gallery-item__caption{background:linear-gradient(0deg, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.8) 0, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0) 100%);}<\/style><div class=\"kb-gallery-wrap-id-6722_0a9ebb-15 alignnone wp-block-kadence-advancedgallery\"><ul class=\"kb-gallery-ul kb-gallery-non-static kb-gallery-type-masonry kb-masonry-init kb-gallery-id-6722_0a9ebb-15 kb-gallery-caption-style-bottom-hover kb-gallery-filter-none kb-gallery-magnific-init\" data-image-filter=\"none\" data-item-selector=\".kadence-blocks-gallery-item\" data-lightbox-caption=\"true\" data-columns-xxl=\"1\" data-columns-xl=\"1\" data-columns-md=\"1\" data-columns-sm=\"1\" data-columns-xs=\"1\" data-columns-ss=\"1\"><li class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item\"><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item-inner\"><figure class=\"kb-gallery-figure kb-gallery-item-has-link kadence-blocks-gallery-item-has-caption\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-173747-Kopiowanie.jpg\" data-description=\"Monument to the Discoveries\" class=\"kb-gallery-item-link\"   role=\"button\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\"><div class=\"kb-gal-image-radius\" style=\"max-width:1024px;\"><div class=\"kb-gallery-image-contain kadence-blocks-gallery-intrinsic\" style=\"padding-bottom:66%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-173747-Kopiowanie-1024x683.jpg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" alt=\"\" data-full-image=\"https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-173747-Kopiowanie.jpg\" data-light-image=\"https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-173747-Kopiowanie.jpg\" data-id=\"6785\" class=\"wp-image-6785\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-173747-Kopiowanie-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-173747-Kopiowanie-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-173747-Kopiowanie-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-173747-Kopiowanie-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-173747-Kopiowanie-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-173747-Kopiowanie.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/div><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Monument to the Discoveries<\/div><\/div><\/a><\/figure><\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-6722_87e7d6-56 .kt-block-spacer{height:40px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-6722_87e7d6-56 .kt-divider{border-top-width:1px;height:1px;border-top-color:#eee;width:80%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-6722_87e7d6-56\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\"><hr class=\"kt-divider\"\/><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>At its front stands <em>Henry the Navigator<\/em>, who initiated and inspired Portugal\u2019s maritime expeditions. Among the 33 figures, you can find names like <em>Vasco da Gama<\/em> and <em>Ferdinand Magellan<\/em>. In front of the monument, there\u2019s also an impressive compass rose combined with a world map marking the routes of Portuguese voyages. <em><strong>How many of them will we one day sail ourselves?<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With each passage through orca territory, we feel more and more tired of having to adapt our sailing to the problem. Since orcas tend not to attack in very deep waters, from Cascais we decide to <em>head far offshore<\/em>, west into the ocean, to depths exceeding 1000 meters \u2014 avoiding the coastal areas where encounters are most common.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Two days out on the open ocean, without constantly scanning for orcas, noticeably lift the crew\u2019s morale \u2014 and finally bring back the joy of sailing.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6722_e7d325-fa, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6722_e7d325-fa[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading6722_e7d325-fa\"]{font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-family:Cinzel;color:#4d2d02;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6722_e7d325-fa mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6722_e7d325-fa[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading6722_e7d325-fa\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6722_e7d325-fa img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6722_e7d325-fa[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading6722_e7d325-fa\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h2 class=\"kt-adv-heading6722_e7d325-fa wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading6722_e7d325-fa\">C\u00e1diz and Seville<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>As planned, we only return to the coast at the latitude of <strong>C\u00e1diz<\/strong>, where we\u2019re aiming for our next stop. Avoiding the high-risk orca areas \u2014 even for a short stretch \u2014 turns out to be a very good decision.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We had planned to visit C\u00e1diz a long time ago, but somehow our routes always skipped it. This time, we finally make it. And since we\u2019re already close to our final destination, we take the time to explore both <strong>C\u00e1diz <\/strong>and take a trip to Seville.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-6722_34cf7c-06 .kt-block-spacer{height:40px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-6722_34cf7c-06 .kt-divider{border-top-width:1px;height:1px;border-top-color:#eee;width:80%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-6722_34cf7c-06\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\"><hr class=\"kt-divider\"\/><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedgallery .kb-gallery-type-masonry.kb-gallery-id-6722_0eb4d8-27{margin:-5px;}.kb-gallery-type-masonry.kb-gallery-id-6722_0eb4d8-27 .kadence-blocks-gallery-item{padding:5px;}.kb-gallery-id-6722_0eb4d8-27 .kadence-blocks-gallery-item .kb-gal-image-radius, .kb-gallery-id-6722_0eb4d8-27 .kb-slide-item .kb-gal-image-radius img{border-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedgallery.kb-gallery-wrap-id-6722_0eb4d8-27{overflow:visible;}.kb-gallery-id-6722_0eb4d8-27 .kadence-blocks-gallery-item .kb-gal-image-radius, .kb-gallery-id-6722_0eb4d8-27 .kadence-blocks-gallery-thumb-item .kb-gal-image-radius{box-shadow:4px 2px 14px 0px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2);}.kb-gallery-id-6722_0eb4d8-27 .kadence-blocks-gallery-item:hover .kb-gal-image-radius, .kb-gallery-id-6722_0eb4d8-27 .kadence-blocks-gallery-thumb-item:hover .kb-gal-image-radius{box-shadow:4px 2px 14px 0px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2);}.kb-gallery-caption-style-bottom.kb-gallery-id-6722_0eb4d8-27 .kadence-blocks-gallery-item .kadence-blocks-gallery-item-inner .kadence-blocks-gallery-item__caption, .kb-gallery-caption-style-bottom-hover.kb-gallery-id-6722_0eb4d8-27 .kadence-blocks-gallery-item .kadence-blocks-gallery-item-inner .kadence-blocks-gallery-item__caption{background:linear-gradient(0deg, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.8) 0, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0) 100%);}<\/style><div class=\"kb-gallery-wrap-id-6722_0eb4d8-27 alignnone wp-block-kadence-advancedgallery\"><ul class=\"kb-gallery-ul kb-gallery-non-static kb-gallery-type-masonry kb-masonry-init kb-gallery-id-6722_0eb4d8-27 kb-gallery-caption-style-bottom-hover kb-gallery-filter-none kb-gallery-magnific-init\" data-image-filter=\"none\" data-item-selector=\".kadence-blocks-gallery-item\" data-lightbox-caption=\"true\" data-columns-xxl=\"1\" data-columns-xl=\"1\" data-columns-md=\"1\" data-columns-sm=\"1\" data-columns-xs=\"1\" data-columns-ss=\"1\"><li class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item\"><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item-inner\"><figure class=\"kb-gallery-figure kb-gallery-item-has-link kadence-blocks-gallery-item-has-caption\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-2760-Kopiowanie.jpg\" data-description=\"Cadiz\" class=\"kb-gallery-item-link\"   role=\"button\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\"><div class=\"kb-gal-image-radius\" style=\"max-width:1024px;\"><div class=\"kb-gallery-image-contain kadence-blocks-gallery-intrinsic\" style=\"padding-bottom:66%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-2760-Kopiowanie-1024x683.jpg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" alt=\"\" data-full-image=\"https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-2760-Kopiowanie.jpg\" data-light-image=\"https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-2760-Kopiowanie.jpg\" data-id=\"6759\" class=\"wp-image-6759\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-2760-Kopiowanie-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-2760-Kopiowanie-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-2760-Kopiowanie-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-2760-Kopiowanie-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-2760-Kopiowanie-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-2760-Kopiowanie.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/div><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item__caption\"><em>Cadiz<\/em><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/figure><\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-6722_cf143c-f4 .kt-block-spacer{height:40px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-6722_cf143c-f4 .kt-divider{border-top-width:1px;height:1px;border-top-color:#eee;width:80%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-6722_cf143c-f4\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\"><hr class=\"kt-divider\"\/><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Right at the start, we unexpectedly come across a <em>tsunami drill<\/em>, which is taken very seriously here due to the real risk of such events. As usual, we join a walking tour, and one of the evenings we spend at yet another <em>flamenco show<\/em> \u2014 not our first one in Spain, but still just as atmospheric.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-6722_da2dc5-e9 .kt-block-spacer{height:40px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-6722_da2dc5-e9 .kt-divider{border-top-width:1px;height:1px;border-top-color:#eee;width:80%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-6722_da2dc5-e9\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\"><hr class=\"kt-divider\"\/><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedgallery .kb-gallery-type-masonry.kb-gallery-id-6722_3c404a-4f{margin:-5px;}.kb-gallery-type-masonry.kb-gallery-id-6722_3c404a-4f .kadence-blocks-gallery-item{padding:5px;}.kb-gallery-id-6722_3c404a-4f .kadence-blocks-gallery-item .kb-gal-image-radius, .kb-gallery-id-6722_3c404a-4f .kb-slide-item .kb-gal-image-radius img{border-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedgallery.kb-gallery-wrap-id-6722_3c404a-4f{overflow:visible;}.kb-gallery-id-6722_3c404a-4f .kadence-blocks-gallery-item .kb-gal-image-radius, .kb-gallery-id-6722_3c404a-4f .kadence-blocks-gallery-thumb-item .kb-gal-image-radius{box-shadow:4px 2px 14px 0px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2);}.kb-gallery-id-6722_3c404a-4f .kadence-blocks-gallery-item:hover .kb-gal-image-radius, .kb-gallery-id-6722_3c404a-4f .kadence-blocks-gallery-thumb-item:hover .kb-gal-image-radius{box-shadow:4px 2px 14px 0px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2);}.kb-gallery-caption-style-bottom.kb-gallery-id-6722_3c404a-4f .kadence-blocks-gallery-item .kadence-blocks-gallery-item-inner .kadence-blocks-gallery-item__caption, .kb-gallery-caption-style-bottom-hover.kb-gallery-id-6722_3c404a-4f .kadence-blocks-gallery-item .kadence-blocks-gallery-item-inner .kadence-blocks-gallery-item__caption{background:linear-gradient(0deg, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.8) 0, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0) 100%);}<\/style><div class=\"kb-gallery-wrap-id-6722_3c404a-4f alignnone wp-block-kadence-advancedgallery\"><ul class=\"kb-gallery-ul kb-gallery-non-static kb-gallery-type-masonry kb-masonry-init kb-gallery-id-6722_3c404a-4f kb-gallery-caption-style-bottom-hover kb-gallery-filter-none kb-gallery-magnific-init\" data-image-filter=\"none\" data-item-selector=\".kadence-blocks-gallery-item\" data-lightbox-caption=\"true\" data-columns-xxl=\"3\" data-columns-xl=\"3\" data-columns-md=\"3\" data-columns-sm=\"2\" data-columns-xs=\"1\" data-columns-ss=\"1\"><li class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item\"><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item-inner\"><figure class=\"kb-gallery-figure kb-gallery-item-has-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-221309-Kopiowanie.jpg\" class=\"kb-gallery-item-link\"   role=\"button\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\"><div class=\"kb-gal-image-radius\" style=\"max-width:684px;\"><div class=\"kb-gallery-image-contain kadence-blocks-gallery-intrinsic\" style=\"padding-bottom:149%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-221309-Kopiowanie-684x1024.jpg\" width=\"684\" height=\"1024\" alt=\"\" data-full-image=\"https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-221309-Kopiowanie.jpg\" data-light-image=\"https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-221309-Kopiowanie.jpg\" data-id=\"6790\" class=\"wp-image-6790\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-221309-Kopiowanie-684x1024.jpg 684w, https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-221309-Kopiowanie-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-221309-Kopiowanie-768x1151.jpg 768w, https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-221309-Kopiowanie-8x12.jpg 8w, https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-221309-Kopiowanie.jpg 801w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 684px) 100vw, 684px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/figure><\/div><\/li><li class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item\"><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item-inner\"><figure class=\"kb-gallery-figure kb-gallery-item-has-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-221403-Kopiowanie.jpg\" class=\"kb-gallery-item-link\"   role=\"button\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\"><div class=\"kb-gal-image-radius\" style=\"max-width:683px;\"><div class=\"kb-gallery-image-contain kadence-blocks-gallery-intrinsic\" style=\"padding-bottom:149%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-221403-Kopiowanie-683x1024.jpg\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" alt=\"\" data-full-image=\"https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-221403-Kopiowanie.jpg\" data-light-image=\"https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-221403-Kopiowanie.jpg\" data-id=\"6791\" class=\"wp-image-6791\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-221403-Kopiowanie-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-221403-Kopiowanie-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-221403-Kopiowanie-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-221403-Kopiowanie-8x12.jpg 8w, https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-221403-Kopiowanie.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/figure><\/div><\/li><li class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item\"><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item-inner\"><figure class=\"kb-gallery-figure kb-gallery-item-has-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-221452-Kopiowanie.jpg\" class=\"kb-gallery-item-link\"   role=\"button\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\"><div class=\"kb-gal-image-radius\" style=\"max-width:683px;\"><div class=\"kb-gallery-image-contain kadence-blocks-gallery-intrinsic\" style=\"padding-bottom:149%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-221452-Kopiowanie-683x1024.jpg\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" alt=\"\" data-full-image=\"https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-221452-Kopiowanie.jpg\" data-light-image=\"https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-221452-Kopiowanie.jpg\" data-id=\"6792\" class=\"wp-image-6792\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-221452-Kopiowanie-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-221452-Kopiowanie-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-221452-Kopiowanie-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-221452-Kopiowanie-8x12.jpg 8w, https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-221452-Kopiowanie.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/figure><\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-6722_67035f-0c .kt-block-spacer{height:40px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-6722_67035f-0c .kt-divider{border-top-width:1px;height:1px;border-top-color:#eee;width:80%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-6722_67035f-0c\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\"><hr class=\"kt-divider\"\/><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Seville <\/strong>doesn\u2019t disappoint either. Despite the low season, it\u2019s still full of tourists, but we manage to get tickets to both the <strong>Alc\u00e1zar of Seville<\/strong> and the <strong>Cathedral of Saint Mary of the See<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Alc\u00e1zar, built in the <em>Mud\u00e9jar <\/em>style \u2014 blending Christian and Islamic influences \u2014 is impressive, although not quite on the level of the Alhambra in Granada. The cathedral, on the other hand, stands out for a different reason \u2014 it houses the <strong>tomb of Christopher Columbus<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-6722_6a1aaf-1f .kt-block-spacer{height:40px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-6722_6a1aaf-1f .kt-divider{border-top-width:1px;height:1px;border-top-color:#eee;width:80%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-6722_6a1aaf-1f\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\"><hr class=\"kt-divider\"\/><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedgallery .kb-gallery-type-masonry.kb-gallery-id-6722_c309d1-21{margin:-5px;}.kb-gallery-type-masonry.kb-gallery-id-6722_c309d1-21 .kadence-blocks-gallery-item{padding:5px;}.kb-gallery-id-6722_c309d1-21 .kadence-blocks-gallery-item .kb-gal-image-radius, .kb-gallery-id-6722_c309d1-21 .kb-slide-item .kb-gal-image-radius img{border-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedgallery.kb-gallery-wrap-id-6722_c309d1-21{overflow:visible;}.kb-gallery-id-6722_c309d1-21 .kadence-blocks-gallery-item .kb-gal-image-radius, .kb-gallery-id-6722_c309d1-21 .kadence-blocks-gallery-thumb-item .kb-gal-image-radius{box-shadow:4px 2px 14px 0px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2);}.kb-gallery-id-6722_c309d1-21 .kadence-blocks-gallery-item:hover .kb-gal-image-radius, .kb-gallery-id-6722_c309d1-21 .kadence-blocks-gallery-thumb-item:hover .kb-gal-image-radius{box-shadow:4px 2px 14px 0px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2);}.kb-gallery-caption-style-bottom.kb-gallery-id-6722_c309d1-21 .kadence-blocks-gallery-item .kadence-blocks-gallery-item-inner .kadence-blocks-gallery-item__caption, .kb-gallery-caption-style-bottom-hover.kb-gallery-id-6722_c309d1-21 .kadence-blocks-gallery-item .kadence-blocks-gallery-item-inner .kadence-blocks-gallery-item__caption{background:linear-gradient(0deg, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.8) 0, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0) 100%);}<\/style><div class=\"kb-gallery-wrap-id-6722_c309d1-21 alignnone wp-block-kadence-advancedgallery\"><ul class=\"kb-gallery-ul kb-gallery-non-static kb-gallery-type-masonry kb-masonry-init kb-gallery-id-6722_c309d1-21 kb-gallery-caption-style-bottom-hover kb-gallery-filter-none kb-gallery-magnific-init\" data-image-filter=\"none\" data-item-selector=\".kadence-blocks-gallery-item\" data-lightbox-caption=\"true\" data-columns-xxl=\"2\" data-columns-xl=\"2\" data-columns-md=\"2\" data-columns-sm=\"2\" data-columns-xs=\"1\" data-columns-ss=\"1\"><li class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item\"><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item-inner\"><figure class=\"kb-gallery-figure kb-gallery-item-has-link kadence-blocks-gallery-item-has-caption\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-0662-Kopiowanie.jpg\" data-description=\"Alc\u00e1zar of Seville\" class=\"kb-gallery-item-link\"   role=\"button\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\"><div class=\"kb-gal-image-radius\" style=\"max-width:1024px;\"><div class=\"kb-gallery-image-contain kadence-blocks-gallery-intrinsic\" style=\"padding-bottom:66%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-0662-Kopiowanie-1024x683.jpg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" alt=\"\" data-full-image=\"https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-0662-Kopiowanie.jpg\" data-light-image=\"https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-0662-Kopiowanie.jpg\" data-id=\"6747\" class=\"wp-image-6747\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-0662-Kopiowanie-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-0662-Kopiowanie-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-0662-Kopiowanie-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-0662-Kopiowanie-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-0662-Kopiowanie-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-0662-Kopiowanie.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/div><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item__caption\"><em>Alc\u00e1zar of Seville<\/em><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/figure><\/div><\/li><li class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item\"><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item-inner\"><figure class=\"kb-gallery-figure kb-gallery-item-has-link kadence-blocks-gallery-item-has-caption\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-0690-Kopiowanie.jpg\" data-description=\"Tomb of Christopher Columbus\" class=\"kb-gallery-item-link\"   role=\"button\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\"><div class=\"kb-gal-image-radius\" style=\"max-width:1024px;\"><div class=\"kb-gallery-image-contain kadence-blocks-gallery-intrinsic\" style=\"padding-bottom:66%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-0690-Kopiowanie-1024x683.jpg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" alt=\"\" data-full-image=\"https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-0690-Kopiowanie.jpg\" data-light-image=\"https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-0690-Kopiowanie.jpg\" data-id=\"6748\" class=\"wp-image-6748\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-0690-Kopiowanie-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-0690-Kopiowanie-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-0690-Kopiowanie-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-0690-Kopiowanie-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-0690-Kopiowanie-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-0690-Kopiowanie.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/div><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item__caption\"><em>Tomb of Christopher Columbus<\/em><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/figure><\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-6722_a38c43-14 .kt-block-spacer{height:40px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-6722_a38c43-14 .kt-divider{border-top-width:1px;height:1px;border-top-color:#eee;width:80%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-6722_a38c43-14\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\"><hr class=\"kt-divider\"\/><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>We also visit the bullring, <strong>Plaza de Toros de la Maestranza<\/strong>, along with its museum. It\u2019s an interesting experience, but one that ultimately confirms our decision \u2014 watching a <strong>bullfight <\/strong>live is not something we plan to do.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-6722_d0a45a-53 .kt-block-spacer{height:40px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-6722_d0a45a-53 .kt-divider{border-top-width:1px;height:1px;border-top-color:#eee;width:80%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-6722_d0a45a-53\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\"><hr class=\"kt-divider\"\/><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedgallery .kb-gallery-type-masonry.kb-gallery-id-6722_ef4d7d-23{margin:-5px;}.kb-gallery-type-masonry.kb-gallery-id-6722_ef4d7d-23 .kadence-blocks-gallery-item{padding:5px;}.kb-gallery-id-6722_ef4d7d-23 .kadence-blocks-gallery-item .kb-gal-image-radius, .kb-gallery-id-6722_ef4d7d-23 .kb-slide-item .kb-gal-image-radius img{border-radius:0px 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style=\"max-width:1024px;\"><div class=\"kb-gallery-image-contain kadence-blocks-gallery-intrinsic\" style=\"padding-bottom:66%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-0713-Kopiowanie-1024x683.jpg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" alt=\"\" data-full-image=\"https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-0713-Kopiowanie.jpg\" data-light-image=\"https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-0713-Kopiowanie.jpg\" data-id=\"6750\" class=\"wp-image-6750\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-0713-Kopiowanie-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-0713-Kopiowanie-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-0713-Kopiowanie-768x512.jpg 768w, 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https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-0695-Kopiowanie-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/logbook2-0695-Kopiowanie.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/div><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item__caption\"><em>Cityscape of Seville<\/em><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/figure><\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-6722_118f0e-9b .kt-block-spacer{height:40px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-6722_118f0e-9b .kt-divider{border-top-width:1px;height:1px;border-top-color:#eee;width:80%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-6722_118f0e-9b\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\"><hr class=\"kt-divider\"\/><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6722_102175-34, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6722_102175-34[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading6722_102175-34\"]{font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-family:Cinzel;color:#4d2d02;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6722_102175-34 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6722_102175-34[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading6722_102175-34\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6722_102175-34 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6722_102175-34[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading6722_102175-34\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h2 class=\"kt-adv-heading6722_102175-34 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading6722_102175-34\">Final Stretch<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The final leg follows a familiar route \u2014 from C\u00e1diz, via Barbate, to <strong>Gibraltar<\/strong>. Despite the original plan to reach <strong>Almerimar<\/strong>, the marina where we started our journey in 2025, we decide to leave the boat for the winter in <strong>La L\u00ednea marina<\/strong>, on the Spanish side of Gibraltar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As we arrive, we\u2019re greeted by the sight of\u2026 <strong>a British aircraft carrier with F-35 jets on deck<\/strong>. Anchoring in that kind of company is not something you see every day.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-6722_5c98cf-b1 .kt-block-spacer{height:40px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-6722_5c98cf-b1 .kt-divider{border-top-width:1px;height:1px;border-top-color:#eee;width:80%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-6722_5c98cf-b1\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\"><hr class=\"kt-divider\"\/><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedgallery .kb-gallery-type-masonry.kb-gallery-id-6722_e3f0c4-6c{margin:-5px;}.kb-gallery-type-masonry.kb-gallery-id-6722_e3f0c4-6c .kadence-blocks-gallery-item{padding:5px;}.kb-gallery-id-6722_e3f0c4-6c .kadence-blocks-gallery-item .kb-gal-image-radius, .kb-gallery-id-6722_e3f0c4-6c .kb-slide-item .kb-gal-image-radius img{border-radius:0px 0px 0px 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https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/hmsprinceofwhales-2842-Kopiowanie-1536x1023.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/hmsprinceofwhales-2842-Kopiowanie-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/tranquilitymare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/hmsprinceofwhales-2842-Kopiowanie.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/div><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item__caption\"><em>British Aircraft Carrier &#8220;Prince of Wales&#8221;<\/em><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/figure><\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-6722_d6cb12-06 .kt-block-spacer{height:40px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-6722_d6cb12-06 .kt-divider{border-top-width:1px;height:1px;border-top-color:#eee;width:80%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-6722_d6cb12-06\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\"><hr class=\"kt-divider\"\/><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6722_a91028-8b, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6722_a91028-8b[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading6722_a91028-8b\"]{font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-family:Cinzel;color:#4d2d02;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6722_a91028-8b mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6722_a91028-8b[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading6722_a91028-8b\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6722_a91028-8b img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading6722_a91028-8b[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading6722_a91028-8b\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h2 class=\"kt-adv-heading6722_a91028-8b wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading6722_a91028-8b\">Sailing Norway to Spain &#8211; Summary<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The 2025 season, sailing Norway to Spain, was full of adventures right up to the very last day \u2014 something the length of this summary probably makes quite clear. What we take away from it is a complete <em>fascination with the north and higher latitudes<\/em> \u2014 places we\u2019re already thinking about returning to.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Many of the locations we mentioned here <strong>will be described in more detail<\/strong> in separate, practical guide-style posts. That\u2019s where we\u2019ll share more specifics, recommendations, and useful tips.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Without stretching this any further \u2014 we hope this story managed, even for a moment, to take you to green Scotland, where orcas swam alongside our boat and puffins proudly showed off their colorful beaks.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-6722_52babf-87 .kt-block-spacer{height:40px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-6722_52babf-87 .kt-divider{border-top-width:1px;height:1px;border-top-color:#eee;width:80%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-6722_52babf-87\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\"><hr class=\"kt-divider\"\/><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome to the second part of the Logbook 2025, sailing Norway to Spain. We encourage you to read the first part (Spain-Norway) before embarking on this leg! 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