Category: Denmark 2021

Ærøskøbing harbour is next to a wonderful natural anchorage, with room for over 100 boats, and little bathing huts all along the sandy shore. It’s very pretty. But in September, there were only four other boats. We took what was most likely our last swim from the boat, and cooked what was most likely our […]

One of the upsides of our restricted sailing waters this summer has been the chance to visit lots of little harbours and islands and take the time to visit them, as they are not just an overnight stop on a longer passage. They do all have their own special character, and now that it is […]

It’s September, and the island ferries are busy taking lorries loaded with harvests to the mainland . On Fejø, the harvest is fruit. The largest farmer here has 3000 tonnes to pick. It’s a lovely island, and on the walk to the tiny local shop, there are stalls at garden gates offering plums, figs, apples, […]

What a lovely city. Pretty waterfront restaurants, framed by old wooden boats in cobbled streets and a happy vibe. There are hardly any cars, everyone travels by bike. Apparently the taxes for car ownership almost double the price of a car. It helped that the weather was gorgeous, and we spent the first afternoon riding […]

This pretty town was a delight. The marina had great facilities, including working wi-fi – quite a treat! But the real attraction was the beautifully preserved house and gardens of the Danish artists Johannes and Ahled Larsen. It was charming, and stuffed full of their own paintings and gifts from their visiting artist friends. Everything […]

Here we are, tied up securely in Stubbekjøbing harbour, as outside 38 knots squalls howl and torrential rain pours down at sudden unanticipated intervals. The harbour is full, mainly German charter boats, and the sea outside is empty of boats but churning away in the rain, wind and spray. Yesterday, one of the charter boats […]

Sometimes the most unlikely spots really are the most memorable. Kolding is at the end of a long channel, and the marina is beside a large industrial port that seems to specialise in scrap metal shipping. The marina itself is mostly long term berths, with only a couple of visitors. But that meant that the […]

Last weekend, we decided to sail to the pretty German city of Flensburg. We’d been chatting to German sailors who assured us there would be no Covid travel issues. And in fact all that we encountered was the harbour master there asking where we had sailed from, and when we said Denmark, he was happy. […]