Monday, 23 July 2012

Middelfart and a visit home via Copenhagen

Decided to visit UK for a couple of weeks. Keren has to go back to look after my Mum, we have a wedding to attend in early August and I would like to see my sons and daughters after three months away, so we are leaving Jomora at the marina in Middelfart for a while. The honorary local representative for the cruising association recommended the marina and then arranged the berth for us. Thank goodness again for the CA.
We've had some good cruising since the last blog despite the weather being generally poor.
After leaving Haderslev we ghosted down the fjord for about four miles and anchored at a lovely spot we had noted on the way in, between Dvaelo island and Fordholm. Well sheltered under the trees from the fresh SE wind, and we shared the spot with a host of jellyfish, mostly the small clear kind but a few pink monsters with long tentacles.
On Thursday July 19th, we explored North along the coast looking in at Hejlsmunde and Mosvig Bay, before anchoring in the corner of Gatrup Vig in Kolding Fjord where we encountered thunder, lightning and torrential rain. The lightning got so close that we switched off all the electrics for a while just in case. Not sure if that does any good, but made us feel better!
Next day we sailed down Kolding fjord into Faeno sound, and up Gamborg Fjord before anchoring to the East of Faeno Island. Faeno Island is private and is owned by the boss of LM yachts. Apparently it's quite a place complete with a hunting lodge. This was the first anchorage we have stopped at that was not totally sheltered. The wind was supposed to be West, but had some North in it, was gusting to F6 and we pitched a little during the night despite the shelter of a hill and trees.
We really are getting soft! It would be considered a really good anchorage in the Scilly isles.
So on Saturday 21st July we went all of two miles to our pre booked berth in Middelfart marina and stayed there over Sunday to do yet more clothes washing and to clean the boat before leaving for the UK via a stop in Copenhagen to see the sights.
More when we get back. We will then be heading South back to Germany to join a Cruising Association rally at Travemunde, And cruising along the German Baltic coast before laying up for the winter at Fehmarn.

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