..moving across the big blue sea on Jennifer's gently rocking lap. Add a bit of sun and fresh, salty air and you are ready for a little cat nap.
Wednesday, 29 May 2019
Baltic Sea Sailing
After yesterday's slow canal cruising (under 10 bridges and passing 14 canal ferries) it will be nice to set sail again. We are planning to leave Holtenau (pop. 5.200), which is a district of Kiev (pop. 250.000) at 10 AM today. Since we are ahead in our sailing schedule by 24 hours, we will make a stop on Bornholm, Denmark. Sailing time will be approx. 30 hours to cover 175 NM.
One UK yacht was moored next to Jennifer last night and she was still there at 7 AM when I took the photo below. Jennifer is visible on the far left side.
Holtenau Garden Art
On my way to the food market at 7 AM this morning I found some creative pieces of art along the way. This little walk also helped me to get warm after a cold nights sleep (+4 C) at the recreational craft berth next to the Kiel Canal lock.
Since I was up already at 6 AM, I could hear when the harbour master suddenly knocked hard on Jenner's hull and demanded the overnight fee of 11 €.
Tuesday, 28 May 2019
American folk music...
...on Jennifer's deck performed by Terry, our new guitar man, while we are waiting for the lock that will takes us to the Baltic Sea to open.
Jennifer is now waiting in a designated position together with four sister yachts of various sizes.
Ingemar enjoys listening to Terry from a comfortable position on the sun deck.
A personal cold call at sea
Living an extended period of time onboard a yacht like Jennifer is a lot of fun in the right company, but it can also be a bit risky.
Three days ago our captain felt the first signs of an unwelcome visitor in his nose and throat. In order to make this visitor disappear as quickly as possible I have been serving captain Lasse cup after cup filled with my favourite cold cure: freshly grounded ginger in a cup of hot honey tea.
He is now feeling much better!
The Kiel Canal
After leaving Helgoland yesterday at noon we had great sailing, at times reaching a speed of 9.3 knots, all the way to Brunsbüttel. The Kiel Canal, or Nord-Ostsee Kanal, runs 99 km (53 miles) NW from Brunsbüttel on the River Elbe to Kiel on the Baltic Coast. At the canal lock captain Lasse was a bit disappointed by the not so friendly behaviour of the female lock attendant...
He thought that perhaps, if we invite her for dinner, that the French onion soup Staffan had prepared for our dinner would cheer her up!
Jennifer and her crew spent the night only 10 meters away from the lock used by large vessels such as tankers and container ships. It was very interesting for me to see these big ships passing by so closely.
Apart from at Brunsbüttel and Holtenau, there are five berthing places (weichen)
where it is possible for yachts to spend the night. Moving at night is not permitted. Yachts will not be locked into the canal unless they have time to reach one of these berthing places before dark.
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