Stopover in friendly Trier

After six days into the journey my mind begins to leave the land-based life behind, and settle into the new routine. This morning I cleaned the Diesel from the bilge for an hour. Luckily the weather was surprisingly fine, with 12 Celsius and only little cloud cover, and so I was too happy to mind the work. Then we drove for only four hours to Trier, where we stopped for a little sightseeing and shopping. Because I only had a few weeks to prepare the ship, every day new items appear on the "urgently required" list. Like for scrubbing the deck . Trier is said to be the oldest city in Germany, dating back to roman times. It's also a beautiful city with good shopping opportunities. We were a little clueless at first, but people here are extremely approachable and friendly, and so we had a very good time. After having scrubbed the deck thoroughly ;-), I will now have a look why reception on the VHF radio is so bad (I suspect the antenna), dutifully add an entry to the captain's log, and then probably 'retire early'.