Sweden on both sides of Jennifer

After 22 hours of excellent sailing from Bornholm, we now have the island of Öland on our starboard side and the Swedish mainland on the other side. One hour ago we passed under the bridge to Öland, the longest bridge in Sweden.

 

Bye, bye Rønne..

...and bye, bye Denmark!

After topping up the yacht refrigerator with Danish butter and eggs and filling two tanks with fresh water on Jennifer, we are now ready to head north, to Borgholm, Sweden. Our estimated sailing time is 24 hours to cover a distance of 125 NM. 

What goes around, comes around!

Our unwelcome visitor is still active inside Jennifer's hull. Next crew member to catch a cold was Ingemar. Yesterday was, luckily enough, a layday here in Rønne and he could rest and take it easy. A cup of hot ginger & honey tea and a dose of my super strong flu medicine from Dubai helped to ease his pain and discomfort.

Hammershus Castle Ruin, Bornholm

On our way to Allinge by bus earlier today, we made a brief stop at the entrance to Hammershus Slotsruin. While our kind bus driver went out to smoke one electronic cigarette, I was permitted to climb a small hill to take a photo of the castle. So much to see and so little time...

Hammershus Castle was erected in 1200 by the arch bishop of Lund (today a city in Sweden) and the Danish church. Hammershus played an important part in the struggles and wars that took place in the middle ages in Europe.

After the reformation the castle was presented to the King. It was deserted in 1745 and allowed to fall in decay. Today, however, it is counted as one of the major tourist attractions here on Bornholm.

- Hvornaar smager en Tuborg bedst?

- Hvergang!

Especially today at a harbourside cafe in Allinge (pop. 1.600) on the  northern tip of Bornholm when the morning rain had just turned into sunshine.

The commercial slogan used as heading here was used by Tuborg (founded in 1873) during many years. This brewery is now a part of the Carlberg group.

After lunch today Tore and I took a bus to the northern village of Allinge, using our pensioners discount, here in Bornholm labelled as a child discount! Happy as child I just had to try a seaside swing as well - perhaps my Tuborg put me in a swinging mood...

Allinge is a very attractive village with a small fishing port, now mostly used by pleasure crafts. You can still buy freshly smoked fish here and we bought some to be used as an appetiser tonight onboard Jennifer.

Ascension Day Dinner in Rønne

Tonight we all went out for a proper joint dinner in a local restaurant! We felt that it was time to celebrate coming this far without any mishaps. The tourist season had not started yet so it was easy for us to get a table for five. Even four legged friends are well taken care of here in town! If you need to park your husband while shopping here in Rønne, then there's a practical solution available to keep all family members happy!

Bornholm - "The Baltic Pearl"

The sailing from Holtenau to Bornholm,  (pop. 40.000) in Denmark was very good most of the distance on this leg of 170 NM. Limited traffic at night helped us to cover the distance in only 26 hours. Upon arrival in Rønne (pop. 13.700), the main Capital of Bornholm and the largest town, we were greeted and assisted by a very friendly Harbour Master.

The Port of Rønne is Denmark's 12th largest harbour and lively frequented by ferries, fishing boats and cargo vessels. The only pleasure craft in our part of the harbour today, when I write this, is a Norwegian yacht (Bavaria 42) spending two nights here before heading south to Poland. We are also thinking of staying 2 nights here before we continue north to Borgholm on the Swedish island Öland.