We blew our chances of a fast of wind passage south by going to Copenhagen as the wind was forecast to yet again blow from the S, if any is to blow at all over the next few days. However we were lucky in managing to reach Rolvig in one slow track after a long motor out the Oresund (strait between Copenhagen and Malmo). Rolvig was busy but we still think it's a good place and Pat is determined to visit the ship motor museum on a future visit. Then another slow sail to windward today, first on one tack then on the other tack making the same heading. The big disappointment was that we have had adverse tide of about 1 knot at times for both days. This has a big effect on progress when you're only making 3 knots. That's the tideless Baltic for you. We've also been sailing through green pea soup at times. That's what it looks like. We think it's an algal bloom and we can see lots of stringy green things in the water plus lots of little jelly fish. We are now in Klintholm and are spending tomorrow with Gurli, Mogens having flown out to USA for yet another 6 week residential ..... It's a hard life being a senior academic on the verge of retiring!
