Yesterday we had a nice trip to Midtre Rotøyna, which is located west of Askøy right below Hanøy. My parents-in-law told us they were going to go there with their boat Maja and see if it is a viable place to collect cockles, and we decided to tag along in our own boat.
The trip up there was uneventful and I could test our new Axiom Pro 9 RVX, which I installed just the day prior. It turned out to be readable in direct sunlight from the steering stand, and performed well all around. Unfortunately the wind was shifting often and varied between 5kts and 19kts. Since the distance was rather short, I decided to save the sails for another day and we just motored up there.
We arrived at Midtre Rotøyna at lunch time and could see Maja from a distance. It was low tide and it is rather hard to see the water depth from the steering wheel. Laila went in front, threw a line to Jeannette on Maja, and we fastened along side the ship which in turn was fastened to the rocks with two lines and nails prepared by Jens. There were not any waves except for the occasional passing fast boat, so mooring this way seemed to work out pretty nicely.
Social distancing is still recommended, so we decided that to have lunch and coffee each on our own boat. After coffee we took a trip to the beach. We found cockles, but decided to leave them behind since there is some algae blooming right now and consumption is not recommended. After exploring the island for a while and taking some pictures we decided to pack up.
Again, the return hime did not reveal any surprises except the unusually high traffic of pleasure boats in the fjord. All around a pretty successful day trip and we now know where to collect cockles.
Syvsover 