July 2021 – Melodrama at Sea

High Hopes

July 31, 2021October 17, 2021admin4 Comments

The fifth day is free in Sønderborg Marina. We didn’t expect to be here this long, but we get a free ticket today. The problem now is to get off the boat to go to the harbour office to claim it, as all the water has returned, and more! I asked the harbour master where […]

Storm bound

July 30, 2021October 17, 2021admin2 Comments

This is Melodrama’s fourth day in Sønderborg Marina. We came in for a new anchor (another post ….) but the forecast was for strong south-westerly gales for three days. And indeed, here they are, complete with lightning, torrential rain and all the trimmings. In the tide-free Baltic, the trimmings include sudden drops in water level […]

The Gendarmstein Way

July 29, 2021October 17, 2021admin4 Comments

There are lovely walking trails around Høruphav, which stretch across the country, and are now a popular 84 km trekking route, called the Gendarmstein. The route markers all show a gendarme figure, and we were intrigued to know why. The gendarmerie was founded in 1839, a customs and excise foot patrol to check along the […]

Harbour Days

July 25, 2021October 17, 2021admin3 Comments

It’s now the last week of the Danish School holidays, and harbour mania is coming to an end. It’s been like this. If you want a berth in Ærøskøbing marina or in its harbour, you have two options. Arrive at 10am when there is a mass exodus (we counted 70 boats leaving as we arrived […]