Thursday, 17.9. - Oranienburg

Sailor Michael got off board on Tuesday, he's taking a few days off on Poel.

Before Hermine comes tomorrow and Emil is allowed to continue the journey around Berlin, the days are filled with household chores, scrubbing the deck, and exploring Oranienburg - bathing spots, beer garden, concentration camp memorial site, castle park.

Last night I woke up because Emil was rocking, someone was at the door shining a flashlight. Huh! In the morning, I could only explain it as a very realistic dream, but when the police arrived last night because the neighboring boat had been broken into, it was clear that it wasn't a dream. Nothing was stolen, I was allowed to give my account of the experience, the nice police officers said that they were probably just teenagers, and the topic was the talk of the harbor for two days.