Lübz to Garwitz

Sunday, 20 September

We all slept soundly after such a big day yesterday and will do so again tonight. We are covering long distances at a slow pace as the speed limit on this canal is 6kph.

It was a cold and often wet day for us as the frequent drizzle turned to real rain and we were forced to leave our outside driving position for the comfort of the dry cabin. There are very few places to stop on this trip as parking is not permitted along the canal and towns are few and far between. Because of the bad weather we decided to press on to our destination, Garwitz, without stopping for lunch. Lorraine made about three or four morning teas to keep us going and to warm us up. We did have a few sunny patches. The weather here is a bit like Melbourne, with four seasons in one day.

We travelled 39km and had three locks today and Judy did some excellent manoeuvring in and out of them. She is becoming a master of the slow, gentle approach. Lorraine's forte is jumping on and off to set the lock mechanism in motion. And I am improving at backing us into our mooring, a highly stressful thing to do when there are thousands of dollars worth of boats all around you and minimal space. Fortunately the marina at Garwitz was not full so we had room and time to get ourselves organised. We also had some good help from the marina man who was delighted to have some Australian guests. His cousin from Perth had been here a week ago.

We finished lunch at about 5 and decided to skip dinner. Had a walk around this small village and came back for a glass of wine, another crossword and bed. A second doona has made all the difference to sleeping comfort. We have also run the heating a bit at night. Unfortunately it doesn't work in my room.

 

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