The route is set

So now we have decided on the route through France and Germany. We will start in Port Saint Louise (blue dot) and the Rhone, 395 km with 13 locks, then Saone, 406 km and 23 locks, Canal des Vosges, 146 km and 96 (!) locks, Moselle/Mosel, 395 km and 28 locks, Rhen 190 km no locks, Rhein-Herne, 47 km and 6 locks, Dortmund-Ems, 92 km and 1 lock, Mittellandkanal, 252 km and 1 lock, Elbe-Seiten 115 km and 2 locks, Elbe, 5 km no locks and finally Elbe-Lubeck, 61 km and 7 locks and we carry on to Travemunde. That is around 2100 km and 187 locks. We will start from Öckerö on Saturday and if everything goes well we will be in Port Saint Louise late Monday evening. One day to go through the boat with the old owners, one day to take the mast off, wrap it in plastic and send it off. And then maybe around half a day to get food and other stuff in the boat. Then we hope for good weather. We got a report earlier today from the boat - the Mistral is blowing so hard at the moment they can not even hang the washing outside! Hope it calms down! /Mari