A blustery beat round a shoaling headland or a day sheltering behind the wall in Odde harbour? We chose to sample the delights of this small fishing village.
It had a quirky Tuna Museum, and fabulous fish shop smoking herring and serving a lunch of a variety of local fish dishes with a craft beer, sitting on benches on the quayside.
Afterwards we noticed that the harbour entrance was now entirely blocked by the Russian tall ship Shtandart, a replica of a 1703 warship, and it had run aground. We joined all the other locals and passers by and watched entranced for an hour or more while the crew figured out how to get it off the bottom and onto the quay.
In the end the trainees ran from side to side, while a rib under engine pushed the rudder to steer, various crew members pulled mooring lines on the quay (at one point ripping out some ageing wooden bollards) and slowly the boat moved forwards.
It is now tied up occupying only 75% of the narrow entrance, and we are wondering what time it is safe to leave tomorrow!
Wonderful pictures, though I think the fish looked a tad depressed.
More please.
Not much to look forward to on ice on a slab I guess
love the frigate, want it; can you steal? Board at midnight with cutlass. Use your engine to tow away from the dock then use the prize to tow Melodrama to the protection of the nearest British warship.
Is your name Hawkins?
Ciao, already in Denmark. Think the fish looks great, fresh and healthy. We found a similar place in Knightstown, it was goooood. Have you tried the smoked ones?
The russian ship looks a bit dangerous.