On 11th July we rented bikes from the marina and rode up the hill outside Sonderborg to the Dybbol memorial. This centre commemorates the war between Denmark and Germany which ended in 1864 with the Danes being defeated by the Prussians and losing all of Schleswig Holstein. It wasn't until 1920 that the people of these two districts had a referendum and the current borders were settled. The redoubts and gun emplacements have been rebuilt as they were at the time and there are film shows to explain the battles.
Although the bike ride was only about eight kilometres, Keen and I had sore rears when we got ack to to the boat!
On Thursday 12th July we had planned to sail to Augustenborg, which is North up the Als fjord and then South East down the Augustenborg fjord, a grand total of about 14nm. The wind however was strong, there were lots of rain clouds scudding by, so we cheated, walked into Sonderborg and caught the bus instead!
We are glad we did. Augustenborg is a quite pretty little village but the marina is nothing special and the wind was whistling down the fjord, making the place seem most uninviting. A nice lunch at a local cafe, bus back, and settle down in the boat to read and write part of this blog.
Friday 13th, unlucky for some, saw the wind ease and shift to South West so we had a glorious sunny sail North up the Als fjord and then West before turning North again into Dyvig. A really narrow entrance leads into an enchanting little bay at the head of which is an hotel and small marina. We anchored again in about 3m with our stern about thirty metres off the reed lined shore, pumped up the dinghy and went ashore. The hotel is a " Bade" hotel, which seems to mean a hotel were families stay to go bathing. There are jetties, dinghies and a floating bouncy castle moored just off the beach, a great place for kids to have fun in the water. We had a look inside the hotel - expensive! Back to the boat for a sundowner and supper listening to the birds singing in the trees.
Saturday 14th July, we sailed again in company with Wandering Star out of Dyvig and across the Abenraa fjord past the island of Barso and into the Genner Bugt which is a little bay on the South Jutland shore. Another idyllic anchorage which was so nice that we stayed there two nights while exploring around the bay by foot and in the dinghy as well as cleaning the hull and decks.
Wandering Star left us on Sunday to sail to Flensburg to pick up a relative. We hope to join them later.
Time to move again as we needed civilisation for water provisions and a WIFI connection, so on Monday 16th July we sailed out of the bay and North again up the Jutland coast and into Haderslev fjord. The town of Haderslev lies at the head of the fjord which like most of the others on this coast lie SW/NE so it tends be an upwind plug travelling up them.
We left at 0930 and roared North under a reefed genoa in 25knots of West wind. We then had to turn just South of West to motor up the fjord which although wide has a narrow winding channel for 7 miles. A weary slog although the scenery made up for it despite the frequent rain showers. This fjord is very reminiscent of the Fal up to Ruan Lanihorn when the tide is in, ( and it's always in here).
Fun getting into the box mooring at Haderslev. Cross wind, cross current, cross skipper and cross crew. Still, no damage and off to the local cafe for a beer, wine and Biksmad, ( a Danish dish with meat, potatoes, and onions). We will stay here for a couple of days to do shopping wash clothes, and fill up with water before moving on.
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