Maasholm.

We are back at the mouth of the Schlei. Well, almost: at the actual mouth, there is a harbour called Schleimünde, which is small and in a bird sanctuary but also very unprotected from strong winds. As we were expecting some bad weather and also needed to to some shopping, we stopped in Maasholm, which is just a mile or two short of the mouth but is well protected and has (as we have discovered) one small 'supermarket'.

At the start of the 20 odd mile trip, we still saw some signs of Vikings:






There is an abundance of jellyfish here in the harbour. The neighbours think they are a pest, but Lyn got this nice shot:





We may leave tomorrow morning, but quite possibly we'll stay another day. The next port is likely to be Sønderborg, our first Danish port. That will require a Danish SIM card for the iPad as well as Danish Kroner (they don't use Euros). Arriving on a Saturday afternoon may not be the best option in respect of that and also the weather on Sunday morning may be a bit better. We'll decide tomorrow morning, but if there is no blogpost for a few days, it may well be because we are without an Internet connection. I must say that the German T Mobile card has served us exceptionally well, we have had excellent connections since Greetsiel on 31 May. The only problem has been that it blocks VOIP, so no Skype. We hope to get a good solution in Denmark as well.