Klintholtz here we come

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The last blog picture is of the Windmill farms just East of Copenhagen. This sight early in the morning encouraged some lively conversation.


Picture of wonderful clifts of Denmark.

Our journey on Tuesday would only be a day sail. Hurrah! Klintholtz here we come.


Hannah at the Helm.

A quick stop for lunch , we gourged on Herring at one of two restaurants there. A early decision that Klintholtz was not the place to spend much time at, we all decided to push on at 5pm, and departed for Germany.


Ken looking his dapper best leaving the “herring-galore” restaurant.

With 80 miles to Heiligenhaven, we arrived early in the morning with plans to stay overnight.


The bridge leading to Heiliganhaven.

A lovely seaport resort area that reminded us of a bit like Door County with a European flair. Wendell made the decision that to make a prior scheduled event, he would have to jump ship and take a train back to Amsterdam. It was so great to have him with us for this part of the journey and we all were sad to see him go. So, next stop, Kiel Canal. A mere sail of 35 miles.

Copenhagen, Denmark

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Arriving in Copenhagen Sunday afternoon was right out of the books. Beautiful old buildings and canals. Finding Christianshavn marina down a narrow canal, we tied up alongside another boat. Discussions followed with the other boaters as to who was leaving first, last, needing to be inside, outside. After a bit of “who’s in charge” discussions, it was decided we would shift to the inside. (better for us).


Wendell in the “office”. Only Wireless location the marina had.

Off we went in search of showers, bikes, internet and Dan’s bakery! Found all with exception of bikes in no time. In our short time, we explored Copenhagens great shopping, center plaza’s, the famous Icebar, Trivoli park and the Botanical Gardens past the City Center.

We enjoyed the short stop to Copenhagen and waved to the Little Mermaid along the shore as we motored out the Harbor on Monday, around 5AM.

Oslo and Beyond – New Crew, new adventure

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Well, Our time in Oslo couldn’t last. It was a wonderful, and will hold strong memories for all of us. We thank everyone who played a part in Grateful Reds cast and crew arriving safe and all partying well.

Wendell, Dan and Hannah all aboard, we set sail for Skagen Denmark. With wind in the Fjord blowing our way and a later start than planned we decide to sail directly to Skagen. No stops at along the Norway coastline as suggested by Harald. Let’s start the new crew with an overnight sail.

Sailing overnight became tough as a storm appeared on the radar. We made a move to head into a big storm instead of have it hit us broadside. Wendell is the radar master but still we were wet. After about an hour of storm, things became better and we adjusted our course for Skagen. A major shipping lane runs between Oslo and and Skagen – we had to watch all night for BIG boat traffic. Finally as the sun rose Skagen appeared on the horizon – by six in the morning were at the Skagen “downtown” docks.

After Dans exploration and discovery of wonderful Danish pastries, Ken and I went to rent bikes. Our ride took us to the North Sea Side of Skagen where the dunes went for miles. Truly the most beautiful I have experienced.

One of the attractions in the Skagen-area is ‘Den Tilsandede Kirke’, ( the church buried in the sand,) the tower of which rises from the sand.This church was the largest medieval church in Denmark. It was closed by 1795because the sand kept blocking the doorway and finally the villagers gave uptrying to dig the sand out.

We stayed 24 lovely hours, made Copenhagen our next destination and left around 9am Saturday morning. Our sail encountered high winds and rain again, but we finally rafted up in Copenhagen Sunday around 1pm.