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Adventures of a globetrotter

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Volkeraksluizen, Zeeland

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De "Vrijheid"

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Logo "Vrijheid"

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Bestevaer 50 - Rob Mantel

Thyboron haven, met de Asmara

Thyboron, DK

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Sunset over Northsea

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Asmara in home port Leiden

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Sunset over the "the Kaag", South Holland

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"The Kaag, Balgerij"

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Rainbow, Leiden harbour

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Sunset over Grou, Friesland

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Celibrity Eclipse, Nordsea

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"Ringvaart" - Haarlemmermeer, Netherlands

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WE STAND BEHIND UKRAINE

PUTIN STOP GENOCIDE

FREEDOM IS JUST ANOTHER WORD FOR NOTHING LEFT TO LOSE

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Peter Mantel 9 September 202314 September 2023 0 Comments Asmara, Gota kanaal, nederland, oostzee

Part 9 Return to Friesland (Youtube 21 en 22)

In this section, we entered Lauwersoog, unfortunately not without problems, continuing our way through beautiful Friesland. Lauwersoog sluis We enter

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Peter Mantel 4 September 20234 September 2023 0 Comments Asmara, Baltic, Germany, Helgoland, Norderney

Part 8 Holtenau (Kiel) – Lauwersoog (Youtube video 20)

Kiel kanaal On 18-8-23 at 10.00 am, I light anchor, out of the bay close to the entrance of the

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Peter Mantel 30 August 20231 September 2023 0 Comments Asmara, Baltic, Denmark, Germany, Kiel channel

Part 7 Göteborg – Kiel

In this part, we have already left Gothenburg behind and are making a very long trip south for 16 hours

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Peter Mantel 7 August 202329 August 2023 0 Comments Asmara, Gota channel, Lyrestaad, Sjotorp, Torreboda, Vadstena

Part 5 Gota canal Vadstena – Sjotorp (YouTube 16)

In this part which follows part 4, we continue our journey along the Gota Canal from Vadstena, crossing Lake Vattern,

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Peter Mantel 22 July 202322 July 2023 0 Comments Berg upper, Gota kanaal, Vadstena

Part 4 Gota canal Berg – Vadstena

A journey through the Gota Canal – Part 3 was the Carl Johan lock step at Berg. It was another

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Peter Mantel 14 July 202322 July 2023 0 Comments Gota kanaal, Mice, Simba, Sweden

Simba and Swedish mice

Simba ate her first Swedish mouse. Day after, she also managed to drop a live mouse on board. It’s becoming

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Peter Mantel 10 July 202310 July 2023 0 Comments Asmara, Gota channel, Sweden

Part 3 Gota Canal Mem – Berg-upper

As mentioned in the previous Part 2 arriving in Mem on the east coast of Sweden, this is the starting

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Peter Mantel 1 July 20231 July 2023 0 Comments Asmara, Baltic, Eastcoast Sweden, Gota channel, Karlskrona, Scheren, Timmernabben

Part 2 Gota Up along Sweden’s east coast

Kalmar (YouTube video #8)Part 1 ended that I anchored in Karlskrona. From there on 28-5-23 around 1300, I raise my

Denmark Oostzee(EN)Reizen(EN)Sweden(EN)The Netherlands

Peter Mantel 30 May 20233 June 2023 0 Comments Denmark, Germany, Gota canal, Netherlands, Zweden

Part 1 Gota trip Netherlands – southern Sweden

Nederland (Youtube Part 0 – The journey to the Gota Canal)On 6 April I hope to be back in the

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Peter Mantel 14 May 202315 May 2023 0 Comments

What went wrong and still. . .

Just before 1 April, the first misery starts, starter battery seems dead, luckily for me the problem is limited to

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Peter Mantel 13 April 202321 April 2023 0 Comments Gota canal, Mem tot Gotenburg, oostzee, Zweden

Summer trip 2023 through Sweden

In 2015, I took a beautiful trip to St.Petersburg. These and many other trips I depicted in my first book,

Oostzee(EN)Reizen(EN)The Netherlands

Peter Mantel 15 September 202221 March 2023 0 Comments Asmara, Baltic, Denmark, Friesland, Middelfart

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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Peter Mantel 28 August 202228 August 2022 0 Comments Aero, Asmara, Baltic, Denmark, Fishing, Germany, Middelfart

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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Peter Mantel 5 August 20225 August 2022 0 Comments Baltic, Middelfart

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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Peter Mantel 5 August 20225 August 2022 0 Comments Eider river, Friesland

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

Oostzee(EN)Reizen(EN)The Netherlands

Peter Mantel 16 April 20225 August 2022 0 Comments Moskva

2022 We have departed . . . . . ?

Later than planned, but that had everything to do with the preparation. . . .

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Peter Mantel 21 March 202221 March 2022 0 Comments Baltic, Gota canal, Sweden

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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Peter Mantel 7 September 20217 September 2021 0 Comments Aero, Denemarken, oostzee

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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Peter Mantel 29 July 202115 August 2021 0 Comments Dybvig, Langeland, Svenborg

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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Peter Mantel 12 July 202114 July 2021 0 Comments

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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Peter Mantel 26 June 202126 June 2021 0 Comments

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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Peter Mantel 12 June 202112 June 2021 0 Comments Friesland, Helgoland

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

Oostzee(EN)Reizen(EN)The Netherlands

Peter Mantel 29 May 202129 May 2021 0 Comments Corona, Friesland, nederland

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

Reizen(EN)The Netherlands

Peter Mantel 27 September 202028 February 2021 0 Comments covid-19, Fluessen, Marken, Mice, Vliegen, Volendam

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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Peter Mantel 26 August 20206 October 2020 0 Comments Dune, Helgoland

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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Peter Mantel 23 July 202027 October 2020 0 Comments Dune, German bight, Heligoland

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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Peter Mantel 15 July 202031 August 2020 0 Comments Corona, Helgoland, Norderney

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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Peter Mantel 8 July 202031 August 2020 0 Comments 2020, Corona, COVI-19, Friesland

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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Peter Mantel 2 July 201931 August 2020 0 Comments Asmara, Denmark, Fishing

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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Peter Mantel 10 July 201627 October 2020 0 Comments Baltic Sea, Copenhagen, Denmark

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

Oostzee(EN)Reizen(EN)Russia

Peter Mantel 7 July 20157 September 2020 0 Comments aland isles, Finland, russia, St.Peterburg

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

Lithuania Oostzee(EN)Reizen(EN)

Peter Mantel 26 June 201513 September 2020 0 Comments Estland, kaliningrad, Klaipeda, Liepaja, Lithuania, Ventspils

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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Peter Mantel 16 July 20145 March 2022 0 Comments Crossing, England, Lowestoft, Orwell river

England 2014.(EN)

16-17 juli 2014Non stop Vlissingen – Orwell river (Harwich, UK) It is around 1100 when I leave the harbour in