2022 Brunsbuttel – Fluessen Frl.
Heligoland-Lauwersoog As mentioned in my previous blog, I leave next morning at 10 am, at high tide I go through
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Oostzee(EN)
2022 The return journey from Middelfart
Anchorage south-east of Middelfart Saturday 23-July-2022 Departure from MiddelfartAt 10.15 I disconnect from the Ellya, after wishing each other a
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2022 The Baltic Sea to Denmark
Kieler Fjord As mentioned in the earlier blog, we, the Asmara and the Ellya, left the lock at Holtenau on
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2022 Friesland New dinghy, Eider, Kiel Canal and Sea
After I am “home” again in Friesland, I sail to the Kruispolle, a marrekrite island on the Fluessen, where I
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2022 We have departed . . . . . ?
Later than planned, but that had everything to do with the preparation. . . .
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Journey through Sweden (update)
The spontaneous idea for this trip, which originated in February 2022 across Sweden, was too short and not feasible. Despite
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Summer trip 2023 through Sweden
In 2015 I made a beautiful trip to St.Petersburg. These and many other trips I have reflected in my first
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Summer voyage Baltic 2021 Part 6 – The return voyage Svendborg to Æro (dk)
Here I continue the last part of my journey from Svendborg Bay to the island of Aeroskobing and from there
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Summer voyage Baltic 2021 Part 5 – The round trip to Svendborg, dk
Thursday 08-07-2021 Departure from GdanskIn 2015 I had it easy. Then I could make a reasonably easy crossing from the
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Baltic summer trip 2021 part 4 along Polish coast to Gdansk
On 27 June 2021 at 04:50 hours (yes, an unchristian time, but I was awake) I leave Swinemunde behind me
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Slide show Gdansk, The City
A photo collage about the week I visited Gdansk with the Asmara (2021). I also visited the War Museum, of
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Summer voyage Baltic 2021 Part 3 Kiel Canal and Baltic Sea
Continued from part 2 Into the lock at Brunsbuttel . . . The Nord Ostsee Canal Saturday, 12 June 2021I
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Baltic summer trip 2021 Part 2
We continue our journey from the Lauwersmeer to sea at Lauwersoog via Norderney to Helgoland. Out to sea to Helgoland
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Baltic summer trip 2021 Part 1
This trip is planned in corona time, from my winter port to Scandinavia. The global planning is from Friesland to
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It’s all over again that beautiful summer of 2020
After the COVID-19 pandemic broke out in March and the whole of the Netherlands started working from home where possible,
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From Helgoland and back via wad and wantide
On july 25th I start off from Helgoland with my return journey to Holland. Because of the COVID-19 pandemic I
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The island of Helgoland and Dune
Helgoland (Northern Frisian: Deät Lun (The Country), English: Heligoland, German: Helgoland) is a German island in the North Sea. In
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Route to Helgoland
I’m writing on Saturday 11 July, after two weeks in Dokkum because I felt rickety for a few days. .
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Summer 2020 Departure
New Job When I write this, I do not yet know what this summer will bring me. In November 2019,
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Baltic 2019 Fishing Langeland.(DK)
Departure Sassenheim 30 June Finally sailing again . . . . After a long winter with three extra months of
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2016 Round trip Denmark Part 4 Copenhagen – Netherlands
Copenhagen is the capital of Denmark and has about 562,379 inhabitants (2013). The most famous is of course Lille Havfrue
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Baltic 2015 Part 4 Finland – St. Petersburg – Finland
FinlandThe Finns call their land ‘Suomi’, which means land of lakes and swamps. A small country with a lot of
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Baltic 2015 Part 3 Lithuania – Tallinn
KaliningradKaliningrad former East Prussia, Konigsberg was assigned to Russia in 1945 to have ice-free passage all year round. It lies
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