A short run today, but one where we needed to get the tide right. Frum Cuxhaven to Brunsbüttel is only 15 miles or so, but with the speed of the tides along the Elbe, we wanted it with us and not against us. So, we had a leisurely start and …
Cuxhaven has been a very useful stop-over. Lots of jobs that have been lingering (for several years in some cases) have now got done, but Anne was now heading out to the boat via Bremen. She was visiting a friend, so we arranged to have a day out in Bremen. …
After being in the Baltic for many years, it always comes as something of a shock to realise that there are tides. A couple of days in the inland waters of the Netherlands does nothing to help with this misconception, so it was a steep learning curve to start planning …
