End of second leg of this year's cruise. A mere 287nm this leg, and a total of 650nm from England.
The Niro Petersen marina we happened upon is a real find; in a quiet protected corner of the Flensburg harbour area which is unbelievably boaty from marinas to historic ships to museums. Inga in the office, German with a Scottish accent, could not be more helpful. We harbour (ho ho) slightly different feelings towards the harbour master who woke us at 7am asking why we had no sticker on the boat to show we'd paid ... Inga had not given us one cos we're here for a month.
The taxi office being right behind the marina is handy; we repaired to the Bahnhof and got our tickets to Hamburg airport for tomorrow. Strolled down 'Sugar and Rum street' (pic), past the apparently famous rum shop (pic), which leads to the harbour front. Delicious kaffe kuchen was indulged in on the way. Five minutes quiet repose in the Heiliggeistkirche church built in 1386 which still has services in Danish despite being in Germany (by about 2 miles). Much history there. Next we had our sandwiches and apple (how thoroughly British) gazing at the Flensburg waterscape (pic) and waterfront (pic). Finally we reconnoitred a supermarket for stocking up when we return - the rum is cheap in this town (pic).
Thence back to the boat to do many jobs in preparation for leaving her for a month or so - tweaking warps & fenders, taking down flags & stowing equipment, much cleaning. A meal to finish the fridge contents and a splendid bottle of Sekt rounds off the day. We're now signing off for a while, back in Aug.
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