Søren and Dorthe live in Kerteminde, about a 1/2 hour car ride North East of Odense. (1 hour by bicycle, I did that several weeks ago). Søren picked us up in Odense at 10:00 Sunday morning and headed to Kerteminde.
We were sailing out of Kerteminde harbor to the island of "Romsø", a small island just off the coast.
Søren keeps his boat, a 37 footer, at the Kerteminde Yacht Club.
"The Boat"
Dorthe packed a lunch for us, we cast off and were underway!
It was a beautiful day, sunny and warm. The water was amazing clear, and actually warm enough to go swimming! Denmark constantly surprises me!
Sailing out of the harbor
Rounding the point
Romsø Island in the distance
Approaching the island
We got ready to anchor. Søren steered, I was up forward with the anchor and dropped it. As Søren moved the boat back to set the anchor, the anchor line parted! Old rope!! Søren started to go overboard to get the anchor, but I stopped him when I spotted the anchor rope floating. I snagged it with the boat hook and we were in business!
After we were anchored, we decided to eat lunch and then go ashore for some exploring.
Lunch!
After lunch, we inflated the dingy and went ashore.
No one lives on the island permanently anymore. There are several summer cottages for rent, as well as an old light house and fog horn.
There are hundreds of deer on the island, not tame, but you can get close to them before they run.
It was absolutely beautiful there. We walked half way around, and then cut through the center to get back to the beach.
Back in 1909, there was a man that lived on the island full time. He called himself "King of Romsø". Someone on the mainland decided the king needed an automobile, so they put a new Model T Ford on a fishing boat and brought it over to the island!
The remains of the Model T
We made it back to the boat, hoisted the anchor, and sailed around the island.
A perfect day in Denmark!
Many thanks to Søren and Dorthe for a wonderful day.
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