Heading East.
Once we left Kalmar and passed under the huge bridge, which connects the island of Oland to the Swedish mainland, we were into new territory (for us). Kalmarsund opens out […]
Here we go again, first Blog entry for 2017.
We travelled out to the boat in Germany again via the Hook of Holland car ferry on the last day of April. The Baltic Kolln yard were their usual efficient […]
When things don’t go to plan.
On the last night of the rally we were tied-up in Kalmar on Sweden’s east coast, mid-Summer celebrations were in the offing and the harbour was buzzing. But onboard Grey […]
Sweden
Leaving Denmark we crossed to Sweden close by the Øresund Bridge. Our first port of call was the guest harbour at Höllviken in the sheltered entrance of the Falsterbo canal. The […]
First visit to Denmark
From Grey Wanderer’s temporary winter home on Fehmarn, we sailed north west to Gedser on the tip of Denmark. There are shipping lanes to cross in this part of the […]
2016 Fitting-Out and Launching
This is where we get to see how our long-held ambition to base a boat abroad plays out in reality……. We decided to start our fitting-out work at the […]
2015 end of season
I am writing this final 2015 blog entry at home as we prepare for Christmas. We returned from Germany in late September by rail, and have now had a […]
