Svendborg

This is the approximate route we are following . Down from Copenhagen ,across the island of Lolland to Nakskov. Today we will island hop to Svendborg, and tomorrow over to the island of Als to a place up near NordborgIt was just 9kms to the ferry at Tars but would you believe it, a head wind again. The crew saw us approaching 300 metres away and waited for us. How lucky were we? The next ferry would have been in 2 hours time.The ferry took us to Spodsbjerg on the island of Rudkøbing. We needed to cross this island but didn’t realise we weren’t allowed on the main road until a lady stopped us and told us there was a minor road running nearly parallel .? It was much prettier anyway although it did get a bit narrow !Now we must cross over a very high bridge to another tiny island then a bridge to the larger island of Tåsinge . ships need to pass under it as this is a major seaway. Following thé east side of Tåsinge on the road to Troense , the road passes through the gatehouses of Valdemars slot ( castle )this looked fascinating so we spent the next few hours looking through it. The chapel viewed from the royal box (like going to the opera ). What An amazing palace. Built by King Christian in 1639 for his son Valdemar. Unfortunately Valdemar was killed fighting the Poles so it was left abandoned. NOW , …..during the war with Sweden of 1657, Admiral Niels Juel defeated the Swedish navy at Køge ( remember Køge ) The king couldn’t afford to reimburse him the agreed reward so gave him the crowns lands in Tåsinge along with Valdemar Slot. Their family still own it and in fact live in it to this day. In the attic is the biggest collection of stuffed animals from all around the world. I found it quite sad reallySvendborg.What a delightful town . Friday flea marketa fabulous collection of vintage boats down at the wharf. Our B nB is on a horse farm a little out of town and we probably wouldn’t have bothered going in but our hostess, Charlotte ,ran us there in her car . They’ve just started up as a B n B and we’re their first customers. They’ll do well .Thanks Charlotte and Kim