Everyone loves a military band and today we were lucky enough to see a band playing as a modest Danish Navy ship entered the small port of Kerteminde for a celebration of its 75 years as a naval Base. A snide German sailor watching sniggered to us 'that's the whole Danish Navy!' Uncalled for, from an old enemy.
There were ranks of old sailors with white beards, sporting blazers and medals, (see pics) and an official lunch later (we saw them tucking in through restaurant windows) The ship put out its flags (dressed overall) but there was a hitch in the proceedings when they couldn't make the gangplank work.
The rest of our morning was spent at the museum and studio of local artist couple Johannes Larsen who was known for his delicate bird and nature paintings and Alhed Larsen who painted flowers. It is a delightful house and studio (see pics) with tantalising views of the dark blue sea, set in lush gardens full of geese, ducks and chickens.
Back to the boat for our cheap in-house lunch (2 drinks and a small pastry at the museum had cost £12!) And then it was time to get out the charts and pilot books to decide the course of the rest of the journey before we take the boat to her winter home in Fehmarn. We mapped out a southerly route taking in the most interesting ports. All very soothing to have some idea where to go next.
Then it was time for jobs. Dull stuff today like washing clothes, filling the water tank, repairing a sail cover...you get the idea. Dinner was breaded fish bought at the supermarket which Nic put in the microwave. Alas the fish exploded and decorated the inside of the microwave in an artistic fashion.
We ate the fish anyway. Boat rules. Never waste food.
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