Leaving Skagen
From Aurora we could see fishing boats in the port area being repaired.
We had a marching band to see us away from the port.
Aurora reversed out of the quay past the breakwaters before spinning and going North and into the North Sea.
We passed the lighthouses of Skagen and remembered what we had been told that each of them had been built where the two seas had met. As sand was deposited on the peninsular it was extended time and time again. The remains of the Atlantic Wall were now clearly visible along the beach.
There were ships at anchor close to shore, and
as we past Grennen, we could see the Sandorman tractors at the tip of the peninsular.
Once we were away from the shore we could see behind us all the ships at anchor that we had passed when entering Skagen. these were apparently waiting for papers, for crew, for cargo or to be repaired. We had been told that there were always lots of ships at anchor on the Baltic side of the peninsular.
Evening on Aurora
We had to change ready for the Captain’s Cocktail Party in Carmens and then afterwards it was dinner in the Peninsular. This evening we had the chef’s parade and were presented with a set of menus for the cruise.
The evening’s menu was Marco Pierre White’s menu. I had buttered asparagus with a soft poached egg, prime roast forerib of beef and tart aux pomme.
We did not do very well at the quiz, not a very satisfactory ending to the day after our last port of call.