Blogs from Region Sjælland, Denmark, Europe - page 5

Gery arrives and we are ready to head out. at the last minute, Markus chickens out and decides to stay in Kobenhavn instead of sailing with us to Goeteborg. Gery and me head out at around 1pm and turn north, sailing close hauled. the wind is very light and we fool around quite a bit, taking swim after swim in the Oeresund. the water is great this year - no jellyfish to be seen anywhere. in the evening, we've made it to Helsingborg, where we have to comply with traffic separation rules. southbound ships are supposed to stay on the Danish side of the Oeresund, northbound ships sail on the Swedish side. small boats are supposed to stay outside the shipping lanes. once we are past Helsingor, we turn east in order to approach Anholt, an ... read more

I move the boat to Hellerup Havn, my favorite harbor in Kobenhavn. free internet, free hot water in the shower, a great harbor cafe, access to public transport, and a sand beach around the corner. Markus arrives and moves in. we spend the day sight-seeing in Kobenhavn. in the evening, we have a terrific dinner at the Fiskebar in Kobenhavn's meat-packing district: http://www.fiskebaren.dk/en/fiskebaren.php... read more

busy day - running all sorts of errands in order to get the boat ready. 2 days to go before the scheduled start of the journey, but we are still trying to solve a motor problem - no oil pressure, as some part of the lubrication system appears to be clogged. the local mechanic is so hard to get a hold of that we start referring to him as the "all-mighty" - he could solve our problem, but we can't get him to actually do it - both of which would be quite characteristic for a higher being. if he's the deity, I'm the sinner. I didn't take care to fill the motor with fresh oil after the end of the last sailing season and now regret this "sin" since the old oil has blocked the ... read more

Nu er de lige om lidt vi skal på orlov. Her på min travelblok vil mine venner og skolen kunne følge mig de næste uger.... read more

Arriving back to KBH after a two week break was great, except for staring school back up. It was especially hard going two weeks without having my danish language class. I find it really peaceful to have everybody around you speaking a language you don't understand the majority of. It is lovely sitting on the train in the morning, half asleep, and not having to unintentionally listening to people’s conversations (not that people talk on the trains in Denmark...that's another story). Well, all my friends here were so happy to be back to seeing each other, it's incredible how great of friends you can make in just a few months. I really could not have hoped for better friends. Over break two of my good friends, Ashley and Meagan, had their birthdays, so the following Saturday ... read more