Üle mere (16.07.)

Praami sisenemine oli seekord üsna omapärane. Alguses oli kõik nagu harilikult – kailt sõidad sisse “praami kõhtu”. Kuid sellega asi ei piirdunud. See suundus kaldtee allapoole “keldrikorrusele”. Kuid ka see ei olnud veel kõik. Laskumine jätkus veel ühe korruse võrra. Vahepeal tekkis küsimus, et kui “sügav” see praam siis on.

Parkisime tsikli kõige alumisel dekil. See on koht, kus klaustrofoobia all kannatajatel ei tasu oma nina toppida. Edasi võtsime oma kimpsud-kompsud ja ronisime mööda kitsast TREPPI 5. tekile. See ronimine võib mõnele nõrgema tervisega inimesele küll saatuslikuks saada. Kuna aga meil on igapäevane 5ndale korrusele ronimise kogemus, siis saime sellega ilma probleemideta hakkama.

Boarding the ferry was quite peculiar this time. At first everything was as usual – you drive from the dock into the “ferry’s belly”. But that wasn’t all. It headed down the ramp to the “basement floor”. But even that wasn’t everything yet. The descent continued for another floor. At some point the question arose: how “deep” is this ferry anyway.

We parked the bike on the lowest deck. This is a place where those suffering from claustrophobia shouldn’t stick their nose. Next we took our odds and ends and climbed up the narrow STAIRS to the 5th deck. This climb could prove fatal to some people with weaker health. However, since we have daily experience climbing to the 5th floor, we managed without any problems.

Laevas möödus päev mõnusalt. Teha tule kahte väga olulist asja – süüa ja magada. Merel paistis päike ja leidus ka üka tuulevarjuline koht, kus sai päikese käes mõnuleda.

The day passed pleasantly on the ship. There were two very important things to do – eat and sleep. The sun was shining at sea and there was also a sheltered spot where you could relax in the sun.

Õhtul kell 19.00 kohaliku aja järgi jõudsime Kieli sadamasse. Kuna meie tsikkel oli nii “sügaval”, siis saime praamilt maha veidi peale kaheksat. Laupäevaõhtune Kiel oli väga vaikne. Liiklus oli hõre ja autojuhid olid väga sõbralikud. Paljud lehvitasid meile möödudes.

In the evening at 19:00 local time we arrived at Kiel harbor. Since our bike was so “deep”, we got off the ferry a little after eight. Saturday evening Kiel was very quiet. Traffic was sparse and drivers were very friendly. Many waved to us as they passed.

Kämping ei olnud enam kaugel. Bensiinijaamast ostsime veidi süüa-juua kaasa ning varsti olimegi kohal. Õhtu oli mõnusalt sume, istusime telgi ees ja nautisime saksa õlut. Seejärel pugesime oma uutesse magamiskottidesse ja tuli mõnus uni.

The campground wasn’t far away anymore. From the gas station we bought some food and drink to take along and soon we were there. The evening was pleasantly balmy, we sat in front of the tent and enjoyed German beer. Then we crawled into our new sleeping bags and had a nice sleep.