The headline fact is that Nic has now had two spinal injections from a German orthopaedic surgeon and they have brought some relief to the symptoms from his slipped disc although his left leg is still largely numb.
Each time we go to this doctor in Bad Schwartau it is an 80 mile round trip by car across the Fehmarn bridge and through the beautiful green countryside of Schleswig-Holstein.
Much of this week has been spent in an eerie fog which can suddenly race across the water towards our boat from the other side of the harbour.
But we did have an outing in sunshine to a Rape Blossom festival in Petersdorf - yellow rape crops grow everywhere on the island.
There was a dodgy four piece oompah band with backing tapes - playing to a crowd of OAPs with foaming steins sitting on benches. (See pic) Think a kind of cross between a standard village fete and Euro vision for the over 80s.
Finally after a long saga, the workmen actually installed a working anchor windlass and motor in SIRENA IV. In other words a system which will drop and raise our heavy anchor at the push of a foot button which will be essential for any journey to Sweden.
Parts of this mechanism have been sent from the UK to Germany which did not fit together...other parts came which still didn't fit... now at last it is in and working at the cost of much frustration and large amounts of dosh. The picture shows one delivery of a windlass with smashed packaging.
We have had some fun around Fehmarn. The island capital Berg is a pretty place for a walk. (See photo) and we have been tempted into several wonderful bakeries which will no doubt bring on spots and flab. Saturday night brought a blowout at the Lotsenhus fish restaurant which is probably the best in town. We love living in our floating cottage. But the next few days will see a decision about whether we stay on her or return to the UK.
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