By 11 it had died down nicely and we decided to leave and consider our options once we got a feel for the sea outside. When the wind drops, it can take quite a while before the waves get more friendly!
Once outside, it was not that uncomfortable, but considering that: a) it would be four hours plus in a somewhat lumpy sea, b) we would not get to Kiel in time to go through the locks and get to Rendsburg and c) it would not be that easy to find a berth around Kiel at 4pm or later, we decided to go for plan B: Bagenkop. After all, we have plenty of time and we do this for our enjoyment!
Bagenkop was by then just an hour away, and there was plenty of space when we tied up just before 1pm.
Now, at 21:30, the place is very full: all boxes taken and boats rafted four abreast in the alongside area.
The atmosphere is really nice: like everywhere in Danish ports there are lots of picnic tables which are all taken. People enjoying themselves quietly and not getting rowdy. And cleaning up after themselves!
At 9pm, a wind 'band' (only 4 people) played a few tunes from a tower in the harbour. All the Dutch and Danish yachts took their flags down as is the etiquette. The Germans don't seem to have a flag etiquette, so now there are only German flags up (they seem to leave them up for the season which explains why there are so many tatty German flags around). The musicians got applause from all yachts after each tune but the repertoire was fairly limited.
Looking at the forecast we may well be here tomorrow too. Sunday may well be a good day to carry on. We'll be sorry to leave Denmark!
Location:Humblevej,Bagenkop,Denmark
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