It was a mixed sail today from Årø to Sottrupskov, where we dropped the anchor for the night, or maybe longer.
Sunny spells hand in hand with drizzling rain now and then, April weather in late March. Erratic winds gusting up to 30kn on the nose handled by a motivated crew while tacking into the Als Sund (via lunch ⚓️ stop-over into Sandvig) kept us warm and on our toes.
Green Shakshouka is getting ready for the table!
Fair winds…
We enjoyed the way out of the Haderslev Fjord and have now dropped the ⚓️ in front of Årø Havn.
There is tempting food scent coming out of the pantry area and soon we will be enjoying Kale & Sausage Stew à la Jamie Oliver, our favorite chef.
Fair winds…
Besides the picturesque park close to the city center, Haderslev offers plenty of historical buildings around the old town and pedestrian zone.
As some rain was coming through in the afternoon, we took the chance for another short city walk at a dry spot.
Fair winds…
The weather is still good to us. While yesterday we managed to get our washing dry, today’s morning sun is a bit milky. Shops are closed today! 🧐
Fair winds…
It took me a while until I accepted to give up some valuable storage space for a questionable washing machine. It will, no doubt, add important autonomy, which was first ranking on Susan‘s wish list.
The job has been completed today by passing the system integration test run without surprises. The only surprise is the noise level, extremely low.
The Lady is even more ready to go anywhere 🌏 !
Fair winds…
The sun has broken through while the first morning tea keeps steaming out of the mug. Outside ambient temperature is around 7°C, the heating system came on with the sunrise and starts to embrace us in our tiny floating home. No reason not to be here!
Fair winds…
The devils got two names. Low Viktor and High Wiebke working hand in hand to develop a pressure drop of 50mbar over a distance of approximately 1500km between its center points. They kept us on our toes for the last 48 hours. It has now moved on and Babet (international name for Viktor) is still raging the NE part of the UK.
Following the news, this storm has disclosed the weak areas of our coastal infrastructure along the German part of the Baltic Sea. From devastating damage seen in Damp for example to minor losses like here in Kappeln. This does not mean that all areas within the Schlei Fjord enjoy the same level of protection but due to its geographical location, I think, Kappeln has minimum exposure overall. Massholm and Arnis are already very different.
Peak water levels were finally about 25cm higher than predicted by BSH. In my opinion, some more conservatism in the calculations would be better and could prevent last minute evacuations happening last night in Massholm, Arnis & Eckernförde.
My sympathy is with those, who got affected despite paying utmost attention and care before it was too late.
The clean-up has now started.
Fair winds…