From Donsö/Sweden to Anholt/Denmark, distance 55 NM, weather sunny, 33°C, water temperature 23°C, wind northwest 2-3 Beaufort.
Magdalena helps me today making a trip to the nearby ICA supermarket; afterwards we have to take a shower again....
On early afternoon we are on our way, leaving Sweden behind (for now....;-)) and returning to Denmark, visiting the wonderful island Anholt. Since we have some experience with this harbor, we plan to arrive at night, anchoring in the outer harbor and sneak into one of the first free boxes very early in the morning.
At the beginning we can sail with Genua and mainsail, later we have to start the engine.
During this afternoon and evening we experience a broad variety of weather phenomena.
When we are just about 13 NM east of the island Laesø, the danish rescue station Lingby Radio reports that there might be a sailing ship making water and may be in need of help. We can see no such ship in trouble around and like some others report that back. This incidence makes me think: How you can easily be lost without any help in a fully crowded place, but out at sea everyone around considers himself addressed when the call for help goes out, keeping sharp lookout and would not mind to drive extra miles just to help some strangers....
the sun is going down and the only lights around come from the huge cruising and cargo ships. It is already dark when I look at those giants again and have the vague feeling that there is something in the dark. I take the binoculars and right, there is another sailing ship, running with engine but without any position or other lights just about 50 meters away from us. When Wolfgang uses the flashlight to illuminate the vehicle they are instantly flashing back....at least they knew that we are there for some time....
When reaching the harbor entrance another ship seems just leaving Anholt. But the position lights are going back and forth and we are completely unable too figure out which direction they might take. Feeling a little stressed we try to take a safe course to avoid them, when the other ship just switches on it's anchoring light......
In front of the island about 20 ships are anchoring, at least this is the number of set anchoring lights, it is impossible in this darkness to figure out how much more there are without light...
The mole of the outer harbor bassin is completely full with ships of all sizes. We go along side of another boat at the inner harbor, not sure how many boat are between us and the pontoon. Wolfgang brings Hugo for a walk by dinghy and after being back we both all fast asleep until 6 am, when the first ships starts to leave....mission completed :-)
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