Our position is 55:15.158N 12:22.574E

Distance covered 23.5 Nm

It was a still and sunny next morning and we breakfasted in the cockpit. The forecast indicated the wind would get up a bit later so we didn’t hurry to get away. Unfortunately by the time we did set off what little there was, was coming from a northerly sector so we ended up motoring all the way to Rodvig, even after the wind had gone round to the East as it was very light.

 Saying goodbye to Klintholm

  Fishing nets on stakes outside the harbour

  The white cliffs of Mon

We negotiated the fishing buoys outside the little harbour and tied up alongside the outer pier. Later we were joined on the pier by a German boat in front. The harbour had mainly box moorings but most were filled by local boats. Visitors’ boxes were in the corner, further in than we were but they were empty.

  Harbour at Rodvig;

  Moorglade alongside

We went ashore but the harbourmaster office, which was also the tourist information office was closed until June and for once there was not an automatic machine to take our payment so we went for a walk round the fishing harbour and then filled up with water before eating and going to bed.

 The motor museum was closed but that didn’t stop Ted looking at the engines on show

  I admired the effective use of a very small area of steep bank for a potato crop

At 5 in the morning we were awoken by wind howling in the rigging. It was a vicious squall, at least F8-9, but it only lasted about 5 mins. It was followed by a period of extreme turbulence in the water behind us, with violent eddies and whirlpools, accompanied by a terrible smell. We did wonder if it was a sewage outfall discharging but it seemed unlikely that would be in the harbour so we were left with the conclusion that the strong wind had kicked up the turbulence which had disturbed the mud on the harbour bottom, although I like to think there was a smelly monster angry about something!

  Leaving the next morning