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Robin Gordon, the past, the present and the future

Robin Gordon, the past, the present and the future

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Arrived Ljubljana

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Many tunnels en route spectacular scenery, park just outside of city, 20c. Diesel on highway €1.85..

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Linguistic differences

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Seems each valley has its own variations on German, beetschoon, dunker as close as I can mirror it instead of…

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A tasty dry cider, I feel reborn!

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Stubai valley talking head

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Camp site Innsbruck

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First view of the mountains and arrived Innsbruck

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I really hope my plan to track some weather works; early next week sunny and warm is forecast. Tomorrow up…

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Arrived Munich

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Targeted Innsbruck today but a good hour, probably one and a ;)74,<{|>% hours of delay due a crash and road…

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Around Heidelberg

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Peterskirche+49 6221 163230https://maps.app.goo.gl/1RZZua4bbVNgH3DJ8?g_st=ic

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A German lock, weir and the bridges upstream from Heidelberg.

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Arrived Heidelberg

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I had planned and booked for Frankfurt but on examining the route I found it entered the low emissions zone…

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Airborne museum (101st) Bastogne

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Remember

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Arrived Aachen and a few unrelated comments

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More or less four hours from Groningen. Highway diesel 2.40. Coal power stations in Germany emitting steam so guess they…

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Arrived Groningen

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Saw a sailing friend in Amsterdam on the way up, last seen in Bergen. Chewed the fat and was pleased…

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The first load of insulation has arrived, caravan out and getting ready to roll

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This is crazy

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The key fob garage door remote; check out the instructions!

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Really picturesque

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Delayed Dordrecht

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It is looking so beautiful and an idyllic day I feel like staying over; as Lou Reed had it ‘self…

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Arrived Dordrecht

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Hmmmm, should have gone outside really. Missed the first critical railway bridge; took an executive decision and just stopped. Today…

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Parked under the mollen in Haarlem

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Arrived Harlingen and my brother came to visit

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Lay at anchor on Vlieland for one night and then down to Harlingen for three nights. My eldest brother joined…

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Arrived Vlieland

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It was on the 19th of May I left this spot and now back on anchor after an overnight from…

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Depart Helgoland

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En route for Holland. The “rafting up” in the harbour was five deep so when one inside wanted to leave…

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Approaching Helgoland

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En passage Helgoland

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Arrived Esbjerg

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Long day, tied up 1830, strong current into port, just a faceless marina I am sorry to say and a…

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En passage Esbjerg

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Departed around 0700, abeam Hvide Sande 1030 and a current estimate for Horns Rev of 15-1600. From there 4-5 hours…

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Arrived Thorsminde

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Blowing a bit harder as soon as into sea. The passage to the harbour mouth takes two hours so I…

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Leaving Lemvig behind

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Into the Limfjord and arrived Lemvig

July 31, 2022 robintouring 2 Comments

Left Lindesnes 1800 Saturday, tied up here 1430 so a long day. Fairly uneventful aside from a gale warning as…

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Leaving Norway astern

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Lindesnes peninsula-a tame pussycat

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Kirkhavn a Norwegian idel

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Using my usual method of choosing a port at random I choose this magical place, picture postcard perfect. John told…

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En passage Tananger headed southeast

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Waiting for weather

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With bft 9 forecast mid week I am glad to be tucked up in a well protected harbour. So, washing,…

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Arrived Tananger

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Sagvag to Haugesund

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Turned nasty a little further on, approaching Haugesund. Biggish waves, bft 6. Now tied up.

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Leaving Bergen astern

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En passage Selbjorn with Heather my niece on board

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61N

July 11, 2022 robintouring 4 Comments

Well, we achieved the northerly limit of the insurance cover, a personal target. Large Scampi given free from local fisher…

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  • Brighton
  • A trip up to World Ports Day in Rotterdam
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