About us and the boat

About us and the boat:

We were lucky enough to retire early at the start of 2013 so we could head off and "live the dream" on board our Nordhavn 47 Trawler Yacht. The idea is to see some of the planet, at a slow 6 - 7 knots pace. There are no fixed goals or timings, we just had a plan to visit Scotland and then probably the Baltic before heading south.

The idea is to visit the nicer areas in these latitudes before heading south for warmer weather. If we like somewhere, we will stay for a while. If not, we will just move on. So, for the people who love forward planning and targets, this might seem a little relaxed!

If anyone else is contemplating a trawler yacht life, maybe our experiences will be enough to make you think again, or maybe do it sooner then you intended!

The boat is called Rockland and she is built for long distance cruising and a comfortable life on board too. If you want to see more about trawler yachts and the Nordhavn 47 in particular, there is a link to the manufacturers website in our "useful stuff" section. For the technically minded, there is a little info and pictures of the boat and equipment in the same section

Regards

Richard and June

Wednesday 13 November 2013

Cold culture, Gluhwein and reindeer??

One glorious day (ie sun, no rain, no work to go to) we get culture. That translates as a walk around the bay to the Millennium Centre to get tickets for the "Nutcracker on Ice" performance. Again, we could go to the matinee with all the VERY old people. The lifts and toilets were under great pressure. It was our first visit to the large theatre there which has been nicely designed:




The show is detailed here: http://www.imperialicestars.com/nutcracker-on-ice

AWESOME. Just something that has to be seen with amazing use of the limited ice space they have on a stage. Here are some images of the show taken from the website:
























Despite their creaky joints, several of the elderly audience members managed a standing ovation at the end. I hope that didn't cause them problems the next day....

We then walked into the city centre to find the "traditional German Xmas market" underway. The captain felt right at home surrounded by Gluhwein, Steins of beer and lots of sausages. Sadly, it will always be a poor relative of the massive affairs he saw in Munich. The positive part is that it was a little warmer than Munich tended to be. (Ask John and Tina...) We resisted the calorie laden fare having damaged a curry before the theatre trip. Brave bearing in mind the public toilet pressure there but you live and learn.

In the middle of the main shopping street, there was a small herd of reindeer too - surreal:


And we thought the locals were more into sheep....






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