Voyage 2022: Chapter 3

4 Aug 2022, Søby and Svendborg,, 54 56.640 N/ 010 15.540 E

From a distance, the Søby harbor looks like the others on Ærø; neat, clean, and inexpensive. I am getting used to the method of throwing loops on the piling, then tying up to the bridge (i.e.,dock). Wolfgang gave me a loop and I but it over our port piling; Denise took care of the starboard then headed for the bow. In the evening, the harbormaster comes to collect what is due. This night he was a bit cheeky with his customers. He has a routine and is not very tolerent of folks that don't know about it, that is, he comes to you, you don't go to him! The Harbormaster also blows taps to remind the cruisers to cover their ensign at sunset.

We decided to stay another day as the weather may not be in our favor soon. So Wolfgang suggested that we go to Svendborg by a ferry to Ærøskøbing and another to Svendborg. And so we did. Svendborg is a beautiful, old town, full of classic work boats and cruising boats. Here, like most of our destinations, we shop, eat, and walk the town. Usually, we'll stop for a beer or two. After a full day at Svendborg, we reversed our ferry tracks and arrived before dark. The next day, we stopped at the bakery for breakfast and afterwards, Wolfgang headed Blue Booby for Avernakø

7 Aug 2022, Avernakø and Mommark , 54 55.950 N/ 010 02.699 E

On the northern tip of the isle of Avernakø lies a rural Havn Here the marina is small and clean with a small restaurant with good food and great beer. That is about it, except wheat fields and a downright unfriendly bull. Once I got passed the bull, all I saw was wheat and people. The young folks were friendly enough but the old farmers did not want to have anything to do with outsiders. I didn't take it personally. In the middle of my walk, I encountered a church; apparently still in business. There were no stores or houses around, just the church. Pretty church!

Next stop was Mommark on the Isle of Als. The Havn was similar to the harbors of Ærø except it had a campground. There was also a rather nice restaurant. And that was it except for the bathrooms. The town of Mommark had nothing except a rather large wheat processing plant. Anyways, we had a beer or two. I don't remember if we ate there or not. Did I mention that they have a lot of wheat? I took my one and only selfie there with a large schooner in the background. This day they really had to pack the boats with many rafted together. Tomorrow we head back to Germany where we will tie up at the marina in Schleimünde which is at the mouth of the Schlei River.