A late start (work-work related) meant that we did not get going until about midday. And very little wind meant slow progress too, but we had a good angle to hoist the spinnacker and we pootled along quite nicely all afternoon until a light rain started at 5pm. The area…
A great city! Maybe not so in-your-face as other European capitals, but if you make the effort and wander off the main tourist tracks, it has a lot to offer. We have been here now 3 times and we liked it very much.
Helsinki seems to take on the pride movement with much more enthusiasm that we do in Vienna. Lots of rainbow flags on official buildings, shops and even the Irish embassy. I LIKE
A beautiful day but very little wind meant that we had to motor most of the crossing. Only about 15 miles south of Helsinki did the wind pick up and we managed to sail into our favourite marina in the city centre. Alas the weather also changed and it got…
We used the supermarket next to the Old City Marina to get provisions for the next few weeks. Very handy as we could take the shopping trolley almost to Akka. After that we strolled through Tallinn and visited our favorite vegetarian restaurant 🙂
We like Tallinn! It is not only extremely pretty, it also offers exciting food. Restaurants here offer a very modern and creative cuisine and we have been looking forward to coming here since last summer. So, a busy day getting Akka into the water, sailing the few miles to Tallinn…
Greta Thunberg has convinced us and we decided to stop flying short destinations within Europe. Public transport it is for us. And what a great journey it was! A holiday before the holiday actually started. Vienna to Warsaw by night train (€ 79,-)Warsaw to Vilnius by bus (€ 14,-)Vilnius to…
A brand new marina for Akka! Kakumäe is still under construction but they were very nice and helpful. Akka will stay the winter there and we are already looking forward to Tallinn 2019.
My back is not getting better, so I went to Hanko hospital to get more effective painkillers. We decided to cut our holiday short and to keep Akka for the winter at Hanko. Ideally we would have liked to keep her at Tallinn but the weather forecast ist bad (20…
Great sailing days with great people! We had a wonderful 4 days sailing to Hanko. Little anchorages, little harbours, sunshine, excitement and fun. For me it was overshadowed by my backpain and I hope that I did not keep the crew up all night moaning. Apologies if I have.