Svendborg

We felt the need to make a move to a good sheltered spot from the strong westerly winds & heavy rain due to hit us over the next few days, so set sail heading for Fyn the third largest Danish island.
The strong winds forecast did not materialise at first & we managed a reasonable sail & avoided the showers arriving at the large harbour at Svendborg around 4.30pm. The lack of picturesque setting (next to some new building works) was nearly compensated by the extremely friendly staff and the very slick facilities which we needed as we had some essential boat work to do.
The blondness (& I mean only hair colour) is notably dominant now, in fact it is hard to spot a brunette. We noticeably stand out as the English 'boat people' ( with our grey & gingery brown 😏). and to the Danish at least , are more obviously foreign? In fact we've only met one other English boat since the Netherlands and only one other Trimaran & the Danes particularly are quite intrigued by Whisper.
We've felt very much abroad - in a positive way. The Danes have been so very helpful and always so smiley & chatty, speaking incredibly good English, but I do miss the German weather!
We made the best of the day and in between showers, we explored the town on foot.

Thanks to its seafarers, in the late Middle Ages Svendborg became one of the most important trading centres in Scandinavia. Nowadays....Svendborg is a mix of old and new, with it's shipping traditions and new influences in commerce . Svendborg’s old town – with its narrow, winding streets, courtyards, and market squares – has been preserved. The town also serves as a hub for trips to the archipelago islands, either aboard one of the old wooden ships or ferries.

Day 2 - with the weather still bad we visited the local chandler for a new gear shift cable and in a dry spell set to work on repairs. I was sent to undo the bolts in the ' tunnel' under the cockpit to avoid any chance of Ron's 'back trouble' 😏 & a bowl of water & sterilisation liquid to do a spot of cleaning..... you know - whilst you're there! Such a lucky girl. 😄
Mission accomplished. 👍Leggi altro