After a very pleasant evening at Heiligenhafen, with a nice walk around the town square and then back to the boat for a bbq and a few more drinks, we left at 8am this morning with no wind and full sunshine enroute for Kiel and the entrance to the canal that will take us through Germany and into the North Sea.
As we were leaving the marina, keeping to the channel, we were tempted to cut the corner copying the boat in front but when we saw him suddenly grind to a halt stuck in shallow water we thought better of it and kept in the channel. An important tip for anyone thinking of cruising in the Baltic don't be tempted to cut corners as there's a lot of shallow water!
Beached As!
No wind whatsoever so we were on engines all the way, the journey was endless in oppressive heat and no shade. We were all quite happy though sunbathing on deck.
Dead Calm!
Øyvind tried his hardest to entertain us with a few on board drills to refresh our seamanship.
Main Sheet On Watch
Man Overboard Checking the Windex
On arrival at the Kiel Estuary we were immediately surrounded by boats of all shapes and sizes, they were coming at us from all directions, one in particular decided to turn into our path and it was a bit close for a while.
Thanks Color Line Cruises!
Eventually we arrived safe and sound in our Marina, ready for departure early tomorrow morning into the lock at the start of our 60 mile journey through the Nord -Ostsee-Kanal.
It was still very hot and we all needed a little respite from the sun, so we set about making our own canopy out of duvets and sheets, very classy.
Mr Blue Skies plush new Bimini cover.