Onwards towards Fehmarn to lay up

On Saturday August 25th after a curry supper aboard Freya, owned by a fellow CA members we did not feel like completing the 40 mile haul to Gedser (how lazy we are getting!), so we pottered around the island of Poel eastwards and then sailed up the Ellenbogen sound to the little holiday town of Rerik. A very typical German seaside resort with little hotels and restaurants on the "strand". Rerik has a southern beach facing the sound and, across a narrow spit, a northern beach facing the Baltic and looking across to the Danish island of Falster some 30 miles away. The marina is on the south side and is approached by a three mile channel with only 3-4 metres water depth outside which is a metre or less. A nice protected place to wait out the strong winds forecast on Sunday. We spent the afternoon shopping for tonic water, (to go with the gin), and then lazing in the cockpit in the sun watching the holiday makers.
We ended up spending two windy but sunny days in Rerik eating, reading and starting the general boat clean in preparation for lay up. We did all the German seaside stuff while in Rerik - ate curry worst and apple strudel as well as lots of fish and pork, went to the beach, and sat outside cafes out of the wind but in the sun.
On Tuesday 28th we worked up energy enough to leave Rerik, but in view of the date and the weather, decided that crossing back to Denmark was a step too far, so we sailed back across the Wismar Bay to Neustadt, which is in the general direction of Fehmarn where we will put Jomora to bed for seven months.
A lovely sail due west with 12 to 15kn from the South and Jomora tramping along at hull speed almost all the way.
There is a huge marina on the south side of the entrance to Neustadt, but based on pontoon advice at Rerik we took a mooring up the river closer to town. Nicely situated box mooring, ( we're finally getting pretty slick at these), close to water, power and a tree lined footpath and not far from the centre of town. Further along, moored up against the wall near to the road bridge there are a number of old restored fishing boats. We will stay here for two days to see the old town and, as there are good washing machines close by, we will get some clothes and bed linen washed.