Continuing the journey

30th June 2009 06:47 The Baltic Sea
After passing between the German coast and a Danish island, we headed out into the Baltic, coming again along the German coast before steering towards Bornholm, a Danish island just to the south of Sweden. The sea was calm, there was little wind and we pottered along. With the German coast on our starboard side, we saw a few other sailing boats and the occasional freighter. Sunset was impressive again, hoping for some good photographs. The evening grew cold and quite damp. The Baltic feels colder and certainly damper than the North Sea but at least it is calm. The night watches are long but uneventful. Sunset was at 8.45pm but it didn't really feel dark until well after 10pm then it was light again when the watches changed over at 2am. Sunrise came at 0323 and was classic again, first a very small arc of orange which grew quite quickly into a half then full circle of shimmering orange-red.
This watch was able to put up the staysail which is the one between the jib (at the very front, above the bowsprit) and the main mast. We were now motoring along at a steady 6 knots, aided by the wind, pointing at 085 degrees.
The mind wanders delightfully during quiet watches. What does one miss? What does one feel like now? At 5.30am, a full english breakfast would be nice. No words were spoken but at 6pm the main crew area became Phil and Wayne's cafe serving beans on toast with bacon. Wonderful. Those going on watch are served first followed by those coming off watch who then do the clearing up.