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… a boat ride that is beautiful, because you can see foreign countries and many other things there … At least that’s what an old Germany children’s song says. However, we do not sail on the ocean or a lake, or at least not primarily, but rather the Havel, more precisely the Upper Havel, in Brandenburg near Berlin. However, the biggest adventure for me is to spend a week with several people in a small space for the first time. We were very lucky, I have to say. Because our boat tour, which we booked in December last year, was on the brink for a long time. Only a few days before the four of us – my sister and I, each with a husband – wanted to “set sail” on the Friday before Pentecost, the state government of Brandenburg gave the go for the charter ships and outdoor catering. Everything requires a negative corona test or complete vaccination and mask requirement, of course. Also a perfect gift for cruisers “Boaters Logbook”* is the perfect log book for narrow boat owners, continuous cruisers, waterway users, holiday makers or anyone who is cruising the cut. Mark you waypoints and essential locations as you travel the canal network so you have a reminder of the best places to stop off or moor up. 120 pages, paperback £ 5,99 Boat ride with „Hilde“ “Hilde”, that is the name of our ship, is waiting for us in the old port of Zehdenick. She is a really nice boat. British Racing Green with a thick brown cord all around, polished to a high gloss. It will be our home for seven days. More of a challenge for me. I’m used to “life” on the water from sailing, but only on deck. The very idea of having to sleep in a narrow, low cabin puts beads of sweat on my forehead. I’m pretty claustrophobic and hate to remember a night at the Ice Hotel in Jukkasjärvi in Swedish Lapland. You could hardly sit up on the fur covered bed without bumping your head against the curved ice ceiling. In the middle of the night I fled the igloo to seek refuge in one of the wooden huts that belonged to it. Fortunately, there is a hatch right above my bed here on the boat. You can set it up and then straighten yourself up completely, if you haven’t hit your head beforehand.… weiterlesen