UTKLIPPEN AND GRÖHÖGEN
Friday-Sunday, May 11-13, 2018
Leaving the small island of Christiansø behind we set sail for an even smaller island, Utklippen, changing courtesy flags from Denmark to Sweden.
Further North…
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Monthly Archives: May 2018
Danish Waters
BORNHOLM
Thursday-Thursday, May 3-10, 2018
Once again the wind spirits changed our plans for the 90-mile sail from Stralsund, Germany to Bornholm. Light winds and a motoring speed of five or so knots meant we needed 18 hours to reach this Danish island sitting between Germany and Sweden. So, we opted for an overnight sail on a night that promised the best chance to catch a strong breeze. Leaving at 11am we waited for a bridge opening out of Stralsund
On the other side of the Kiel Canal
LABOE
April 22 -May 3, 2018
To rewind for a bit, after we exited the Kiel Canal we made our way to Laboe, just across the harbor. Laboe being an important naval base, the government sited a German Naval Museum here next to a 1936 memorial. Originally built as a monument to WW I German sailors who lost their lives, in 1996 the German Naval Association rededicated the memorial. Now this imposing structure stands for “those who died at sea and for peaceful navigation in free waters” regardless of country. The plaque also notes that naval vessels and merchant ships from all nations show their respect by lowering their flags when passing by.
Polish Port of Call
GDAŃSK
Friday-Sunday, April 27-29, 2018
We’d heard this port city offered another lively old town center to stroll in as well as two informative museums to tour, and we did them all in our two-night stay.
Once again we had booked an apartment in a spanking new condo complex. It was so new most of the units remained unsold, which made for a rather ghostly atmosphere until we exited and turned the corner where some cafes had opened.
No Heathens Need Apply
MALBORK CASTLE
Friday, April 27, 2018
More online searching for interesting spots resulted in another must-see site–Malbork Castle.
But, first we had to exit Warsaw, which gave us the interesting adventure of mistaking a bike path for a car road. After a carefully negotiated u-turn and red faces we ever-so-slowly made our way back up the said bike path.
Marie Skłowdoska’s Home Town
WARSAW
Tuesday-Friday, April 24-27
We arrived Sunday in Stralsund, Germany, rented a car Monday, and got on the road early Tuesday heading east. Destination: Warsaw, Poland.
Road Trip!
To Poland
Friday-Sunday, April 20-22
Leaving Laboe, Germany we headed towards Straslund, one of the Hanseatic cities on Germany’s northeast coast. The shortest path to this port city involved a triangular route, which took us to an anchorage outside the main harbor of Helgenhafen, Germany, then north to Gedsner, Denmark, and back south.