Kristianopel

A 5 hour trip brought us to Kristianopel today. In the beginning a bit 'bumpy', then a calmer stretch so we could make coffee and have lunch and the last hour the wind and waves picked up, causing the boat to be 'as salty as a herring' again.

Kristianopel is a really nice small place with a fascinating history: it was built in 1600 by the Danes (who then controlled the South of current Sweden) as a fortification on the North of their kingdom. The Swedes attacked it a few times and torched it as well. In 1658, at the treaty of Roskilde, the province of Blekinge (in which Kristianopel is situated) was lost by the Danes to Sweden (along with several other parts, such as Skåne). The fortifications were destroyed by the Swedes after that time and today only parts of the ramparts remain.

Here are some impressions of Kristianopel:















A nice small harbour, but quite busy at this time, mainly with Dutch, German and Danish (plus one Austrian whom we are getting to know quite well as we have been meeting them since Söderköping in the Göta canal) boats, returning 'home' after the Swedish summer trip. So we are all in the same mind, discussing the weather prospects for the next few days.
Talking about that, we are now close to the South Eastern corner of the Swedish mainland. Tomorrow we plan to 'turn the corner' and transfer from the East coast to the South coast. We would like to reach Karlskrona and the weather forecast for that looks good. After that, it looks like a few windy days in which case Karlskrona is a good place to wait for better conditions.

Location:Kristianopel