Kotka
Minka of Southampton - Cruising Log
Edmund Wigan
Fri 1 Jul 2011 09:26
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We spent all yesterday in Kotka. Whilst Michael was
sorting out various technical problems with Williwaw I went for a walk in search
of beer. The town is an interesting mix of architecture with most modern
residential buildings being blocks of flats
 In the town centre I found two churches of very
different styles
 of the two I prefer the next one
 There are the usual facilities for music
lovers
 This is in the town square, which has several bars
spilling out onto it.
 There is some public art
 and again but full frontal
 and perhaps more interestingly a modern
installation
 which is beside the church.
For me the most interesting thing was this small
plane which was parked in someone's back garden
 It seems to be a single seater with a horizontally
opposed flat twin engine. There is a machine gun and what looks like a bomb
underneath. There is some evidence that it may have had some
success
 which is slightly worrying. Eventually I came
across somewhere to buy beer
 but only at first sight as it was a furniture shop
holding an abbreviated Sale. In the end I found a supermarket and bought a tray
of large cans of beer forgetting that I had 3kms to walk back. On the way back I
found a fire station
 which has to be the most unlikely building ever.
Without the engine you would not have guessed what it was.
The boat yard here has been superb. They arranged
for the heater engineer to call this morning (tuesday) and he fixed that and
have allowed us to park here for a couple of nights free of charge. They also
let us use the internet in their office.
 There is an interesting vessel/aircraft in the yard
which looks great fun. I wonder if it could be used on snow as well as
water.
 We will leave here this afternoon heading for
somewhere we can check out of Finland where we may stay one night and then head
directly for St Petersburg.
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