If you Google Earth this position, it may well look as though we are parked (anchored) in a small bay surrounded by forest. It would be correct! Ballad owner and friend Jørgen recommended several spots to hide in if the weather promises inclement, so I tried this one, only he had recommended to go even further into the ‘unknown’. I chickened out when approaching, very slowly, a narrow and shallow channel between two reed beds. Thinks: if we get stuck, how do we get off again? Dunno. So, stop and anchor here. Very quiet, not even a swan or two.
Today has been a long day. Started with a dip, as the water temperature had risen to 13,3 degrees, much warmer than 12. Very refreshing, caused extra breakfast appetite. Then to Oxeløsund, nearest town going north, a gentle sail with just enough wind to not use the engine too. Lovely morning, bright sunshine.
Had to do some shopping as I had run out of plastic bags to put the rubbish in. Very big supermarket, very easy to get lost. Passed the dogfood section several times. A quarter hour’s laden trudge back to the boat, fill diesel and water and then off. Unfortunately the wind, now a bit stronger and otherwise excellent, was on the nose to go SE, then E, so the engine has been on all the way. Very little traffic, either pleasure or commercial, so keeping watch was uneventful.
Almost nine o’clock when the anchor went down, so dinner had high priority, rice and wokked chicken etc. Am now sitting in the cockpit writing this, replete. The sun decended behind the trees to the NW, revealing a quarter moon in the W. Still not any meteorological signs that rain is forcast all tomorrow, so maybe it won’t happen. Anyway, this is a good, sheltered spot.
All’s well, from SailorJohn
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