In the morning we tried the outboard engine – some heavy pulling to get it started and the engine worked on all three cylinders. After some smoking and a warm-up we tested it with a short trip out of the bay and back and it seems to be ok, except for idling. This didn’t get better with a warm engine and probably it is due to the broken pressure sensor in the fuel injection system. Out on the water and under load everything seems to be alright. Good for us.

We will visit some interesting localities along the coast when weather permits. In the afternoon we got our rusty bones moving again after so many days in the cottage – a couple of kilometres up to Gangpasset and back, to sample quartzites from the Eimfjellbreane and Gulliksenfjellet formations. After dinner a short climb to the ridge behind Hyttevika. After clouds and some rain evening sunshine and some nice photos.

Hyttevika. Photo: Henning Lorenz

Majek on outcrop. Photo: Henning Lorenz

Reindeer. Photo: Henning Lorenz

Henning Lorenz, Uppsala University