With another day of rest in Gvteborg (Gothenburg)
- the first time on this trip we have stayed more
than two nights on one place - I've had time to
bring the ship's log up to date. Here are the
numbers: We departed Rauma (Finland) on July 5th
- today is July 25th - we have been en route
now for 20 days. Total distance under our keels
is 505 nautical miles, engine time: 64.5 hours.
This yields an average speed of 7.8 knots - this
includes time spent idling while waiting for
locks. Through the Gvta Canal the speed limit
was 5 knots.
Our fuel consumption has been remarkably low. As
of our last fill-up (in Vanersburg - about 40
miles back) we had used a total of 699 Liters
(185 US gal) of diesel fuel. Dividing this by
our engine hours gives an average fuel burn of
3.16 gallons per hour.
It's sure good to have an economical boat here.
At one of our fuel stops - in Sjvrdorp - where we
had to feed 500 SEK (Swedish Kronor) notes into
the fuel pump - the price was 17 SEK per liter,
that works out to $9.45 per US gallon!
Fortunately, we only took on a small amount at
that price and waited to fill up where the price
was a mere $6.75/gal. (There's 25% VAT tax added
to everything here.)
I haven't had time to update Sno' Dog Log lately,
but I've taken hundreds of photos - the scenery
has been spectacular. Eventually, I'll post some
of my photos. Meanwhile, many can be seen on the
PDQ Flotilla site (www.pdqflotillas.com/blog) as
well as on their photo gallery
site: www.pdqflotillas.com/gallery2/main.php
From here, we'll head south to Denmark and
eventually through the Kiel Canal, then inside
Friesian islands to the Netherlands. We expect
to be in Amsterdam by the end of August when our
boats are scheduled to be put back aboard a ship
headed for the USA - either to Newport, RI or
Jacksonville, FL.
So far, it's been a trip of a lifetime! Never a
dull moment, but no major problems. We glad
we're here.
Henry
aboard Sno' Dog - in Lilla Bommen yacht harbor in downtown Gvteborg, Sweden
http://www.geocities.com/snodoglog/07BalticAdventure-Pg1.html
With another day of rest in Gvteborg (Gothenburg)
- the first time on this trip we have stayed more
than two nights on one place - I've had time to
bring the ship's log up to date. Here are the
numbers: We departed Rauma (Finland) on July 5th
- today is July 25th - we have been en route
now for 20 days. Total distance under our keels
is 505 nautical miles, engine time: 64.5 hours.
This yields an average speed of 7.8 knots - this
includes time spent idling while waiting for
locks. Through the Gvta Canal the speed limit
was 5 knots.
Our fuel consumption has been remarkably low. As
of our last fill-up (in Vanersburg - about 40
miles back) we had used a total of 699 Liters
(185 US gal) of diesel fuel. Dividing this by
our engine hours gives an average fuel burn of
3.16 gallons per hour.
It's sure good to have an economical boat here.
At one of our fuel stops - in Sjvrdorp - where we
had to feed 500 SEK (Swedish Kronor) notes into
the fuel pump - the price was 17 SEK per liter,
that works out to $9.45 per US gallon!
Fortunately, we only took on a small amount at
that price and waited to fill up where the price
was a mere $6.75/gal. (There's 25% VAT tax added
to everything here.)
I haven't had time to update Sno' Dog Log lately,
but I've taken hundreds of photos - the scenery
has been spectacular. Eventually, I'll post some
of my photos. Meanwhile, many can be seen on the
PDQ Flotilla site (www.pdqflotillas.com/blog) as
well as on their photo gallery
site: www.pdqflotillas.com/gallery2/main.php
>From here, we'll head south to Denmark and
eventually through the Kiel Canal, then inside
Friesian islands to the Netherlands. We expect
to be in Amsterdam by the end of August when our
boats are scheduled to be put back aboard a ship
headed for the USA - either to Newport, RI or
Jacksonville, FL.
So far, it's been a trip of a lifetime! Never a
dull moment, but no major problems. We glad
we're here.
Henry
aboard Sno' Dog - in Lilla Bommen yacht harbor in downtown Gvteborg, Sweden
http://www.geocities.com/snodoglog/07BalticAdventure-Pg1.html
