Kiel (day trip by ferry)

As forecast we woke to the sound of rain on the hatch. The cockpit tent gave us some extra dry space. Today we took the hour long ferry ride from Laboe to Kiel. It's a great service and the ferry is fast, clean and on time going via 4 ferry stops along the Forde.
Kiel is a large shipping &boating destination with not a dissimilar feel to Plymouth. As it was Sunday ALL the shops were closed. (oh, those were the days). We enjoyed a Bratwurst hot dog from one of the many street food stands before heading to the Schifffahrts museum in the lovely old Fischhalle building. We headed back late afternoon on the ferry to Laboe to a much calmer wind and later a beautiful sunset and a mackerel sky. We could just make out the firework display marking the end of Kiel Week.Read more