Anchorage at Helleund, Norway

After a lovely few days in Kristiansand, we headed out for our first anchorage in Hellesund (also known as Olavsund)and what a place it was! It had a very narrow entrance (but deep) and we squeezed through with about 2 meters on each side. Once inside, this bay was very popular but we found a good anchorage. The legend is that this was a place that King Olav hid out while his enemies search for him. The coastline of Norway is filled with little hidden bays like this and you could spend an entire summer trying out all of them. For the most part these hidden bays are very well protected from the North sea and are deep enough for almost any yacht but the entrances will restrict who can fit.