Otterndorf

We are in Otterndorf, on the river Elbe. After one night without tides, this is tidal again, with a drop of about 3m.

From Berdekesa it was a 4 hour trip to the Otterndorf lock, which - like the other 2 locks on the Elbe - Weser waterway - has guillotine doors: they open upwards and not sideways. In this picture you can see the lock door behind Lyn. After the lock door there is an arched bridge to make it more interesting!





As you can see, the mast is down here: the bridges on the canal were as low as 2.7 m and with our mast we are 5 m. With the mast down we are 3m and if we drop the radar antenna and the searchlight too, we get down to 2.5 m.

Otterndorf is not all that interesting. It's a 45 min walk to the supermarket. But its a useful point to wait for the right tide either up- or down the Elbe. Tomorrow we leave around 10 am to catch the ongoing tide to Brunsbuttel and the entry to the Kiel Canal.

Location:Medemsand,Otterndorf,Germany