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Monday, 19 August 2013

Monday 12th August 2013 Burgwall-KP30-Burgwall-KP28.5 R.Havel 14.9kms no locks

Sunny, hazy clouds, chilly breeze, rain later. We got up early to go shopping in Fürstenburg as there were no shops at Burgwall. Bought diesel, petrol and gas then got groceries from an Edeka supermarket. Took the car right up by the boat to unload, then Mike parked it further up the street beyond a white house. We’d taken a big bag full of rubbish with us to find a bin and ended up bringing it back with us having found no public dustbins. We set off at 11.30 am and got as far as KP30 when Mike said he couldn’t remember locking the car. Nothing for it but to wind and go back and check. It was 12.30 pm so I made some lunch. The car WAS locked but best to check. Has an SMS from the Snails to say they were waiting for the lock at Fürstenburg. We tied up at 2.25 pm at KP28.5 but this time we couldn’t get close to the bank before going aground. Maybe the water will come back up. (It didn’t) Put the short plank out and Mike banged four mooring pins into the soft sandy bank. Needless to say, with all the speedboats and fast cruisers that passed, the ropes stretched and had to be tightened and eventually the pins were pulled through the soil and had to be repositioned, the fore and aft pins doubled. Phone reception was bad – had a text from the Snails at 11 pm that was sent in the afternoon to say they’d moored at the end of the Stolpsee. Had to stand outside on the gunwale to send a reply. 

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