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Hi there, my name is Paul and this is my girlfriend Gabriel and we're out sailing in Norway on our Albin Vega sailboat
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In the previous episode we sailed down the Norwegian south coast, arriving to the town of Ryser
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In this episode we invite you to follow our journey from Ryser as we continue towards our final destination of Christian San
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are optimal. We have a perfect wind coming from the west and we're just cruising down the
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southern coast of Norway, about six, seven knots of speed. And today it's going to be a long day
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of sailing. But first, some breakfast. And for breakfast we got porridge with brown cheese on and some
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homemade blueberry jam. We love long days of sailing. So with these excellent sailing conditions
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We hoist all sails and decide to set our course further south towards the town of Grimsta
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And after 10 hours of sailing that day, we arrived to a beautiful natural harbor
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We just arrived to a natural harbor. just outside Grimsta and I think we found paradise We tied Lira up to the rocks and started to snorkel and swim in the crystal clear water
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It's hard to describe the pure enjoyment of being in such a place, so close to the sea but still
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so peaceful and quiet. As always, we set out to explore our little island, climbing up to the top
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looking for a good viewpoint. For dinner, we had some delicious sausages
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enjoyed up on the rocks just above Lira, followed by some grilled mackerel we had caught that same day
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Life's good when you're sailing in Norway. We just spent a night on anchor and now we're coming into another coastal town here
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which is Grimsta. And we're just heading through the archipelago and the rocks here now
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It's quite narrow and quite shallow as well. You can see the bottom under the sailboat
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And after successfully squeezing past some other boats, we get the town of Grimsta ahead of us
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Like many of the older coastal towns along the southern coast of Norway
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it started with white wooden houses. Grimsta is known for attracting big boats to its guest harbor but we managed to find a spot and head into town It a cute little town with a relaxed vibe and plenty of visitors this time of year Most of them are Norwegians enjoying their summer vacation
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There's a lot of cozy streets with small shops and narrow alleyways taking you through town
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Up above is the church and you can find some nice views of Grimsta
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Around town you can see signs of the famous Norwegian playwriter Henrik Ipsen
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That's because he lived here in his younger years, studying to become a pharmacist
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And this was the house he had his training as an apprentice
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Grimsta is also known for its delicious schoolebrough, schoolbread. And we pick up a few
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Today is a bit of an exciting day because we're going into a
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area that is called Blinlejah doesn't really translate well to English but this is a
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place that I've always heard a lot about and I wanted to go and it's basically an inland water
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passage we're just north of christian san a bit south of lillessan and we're going to follow this
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inland water passage now for 12 miles 20 kilometers and even though it's quite windy
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and wavy out in the ocean today it'll be fairly nice and smooth
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sailing in here. Brindlaya is a saltwater fjord passage that is protected from the open sea by an elongated archipelago of scleries and larger islands
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There are several narrow gaps as part of the waterway, some of them only 10 meters, 33 feet wide
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The whole passage is clearly marked with buoys and some lighthouses along the way
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Other boats are usually very mindful and keep to their side to avoid any collisions
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You also find a lot of cabins of different sizes in this area
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Many of them with a price tag that makes them too expensive for most people
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But they're surely nice to look at. Having the wind in from the north, we were able to sail the whole passage
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It takes a lot of concentration, but after a couple of hours we're out on the other side
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suddenly in much windier conditions. The goal for this year's summer sailing was to sail to Christian San
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When we get out of Brynlaja and head further south, we realize we're getting close
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And it does not take long before Christian San is on the horizon
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Gabriel and I want to thank you for following our journey down the Norwegian south coast
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For us, this has been an epic adventure and we love sharing it with you
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Leave a comment below to say hi and subscribe to my channel for more Norway with Paul
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Until next time, take care and hold brao
