Post Page Advertisement [Top]
Today I'm in London and Sam is in Suffolk, which makes it hard secretly to sneak a handmade card or a box of heart-shaped chocolates on ...
Last night we gave a talk to Haven Ports Yacht Club about our adventures so far in the Baltic, entitled To the Baltic with Ben (thank you...
Merry Christmas, and welcome to the annual report from the Herrmann Browns. We've had some interesting experiences this year. We sa...
I've just sent a mass email to 72 friends and family members. It's something I almost never do, but this is a subject I feel strong...
Inspired by Jonty, I'm working on a Google map of our route this year. It's still work in progress - I have now added the Danish por...
Sam is safely back into the bosom of the family after an interesting final week with the boat in Augustenborg, during which he was spoiled ...
Here's our route in the Baltic from July 6 to August 21. Click on the map to see a larger version. You can also see: our route from...
Camilla travelled home via train from Sonderborg to Copenhagen, easyJet to Stansted, collection by Camilla's mother from the airport, an...
Saturday was a pleasant but breezy day, and with the wind from the west we thought it wise to stay another day in Fåborg. Camilla attempted ...
What with one thing and another, we felt it was best for Camilla to fly home to support Ben. How clever of us to be in a marina with a very ...
Square-dancing in the rain, Kalvehave
Kalvehave bridge
Fish shop, Omø
Carefully groomed field, Omø
Omø lighthous...
What a strange day it has been. We left Svendborg just after 9am, as on our last passage, motoring straight into a light wind. The current i...
After extensive indecision this morning we decided not to head down to Ærøskøbing today, as it meant heading straight into a forecast south-...
Omø exacted payment for our peaceful and delightful day on the island. The first night had wind, rain and massive windshifts. The second was...
As expected, we had an overnight crisis, although we didn't have to wait until 3am. The wind was due to go from east to west as a depres...
One gorgeous hand-knitted scarf and two plaice straight from the fishing boat
As planned, today we headed west from Kalvehave with what was supposed to be a gentle easterly behind us. To start with (at 7am when we left...
We have made it through the dreaded Bøgestrøm and never saw much less than a metre under our keel, hooray! Jonty popped over from Lady Cress...
The rain eased a bit in the night but returned at full pelt by getting-up time. In addition Camilla woke up with a headache which has contin...
Sailing is a curious activity. There are times when you promise yourself that you will never never go sailing again. We had several of those...
The wind finally arrived this morning, giving us the perfect excuse to stay on board and pay for a day's internet access, this first tim...
Lauterbach. This cloud followed us all day and never rained
Goodbye to Germany
The stunning cliffs of Møn
New headphon...
Today was mad extravagant shopping day, a chance to cruise around Copenhagen's luxury stores and splash out on something really special....
It's been a quiet and (for Sam and Camilla) rather sad day. Ben's flight home took off around 5.15pm. He has spent exactly a month w...
This morning, as promised, it rained pretty hard, and we spent the morning washing our smalls and relaxing. But by noon the rain had gone, a...
As Saturday looked like being dry for most of the day, we decided to head north out of Copenhagen to the Louisiana museum of modern art, whi...
We thought we'd spend our first day in Denmark's capital just wandering about and orienting ourselves. We followed a route in the ha...
So, this is unexpected. We left Klintholm at 7.30am expecting that the first few miles to Rødvig would be bumpy and unpleasant, but then we ...
Germany is behind us, but really not very far away. When we arrived in Klintholm we were surprised that although this is a purpose-built mar...
When Sam rose at 5.30am for his early-morning ablutions I couldn't resist a peek outside. All the fog had vanished and it was a gorgeous...
Navigating in thick fog, a well-equipped boat has some advantages over a car. For a start, you don't have to stick to the road. Traffic ...
This morning it was neither raining nor windy. It was, unfortunately, rather foggy - not ideal for buoy-hopping along narrow channels. So we...
Yes, it's still raining and we are still in Kröslin. When we got up this morning it was still quite windy, and although the wind has now...
Bottom Ad [Post Page]
