first emergency stop

Wednesday, July the 8th

We are going up the stream which is not very strong, ca 2 knots. It is hot.

In the afternoon one of the motor’s cylinders stop working. It turnes out it is one of the pipes going from the injection pump to one of the injectors, very very uncommon. Actually never heard of by skipper or nobody else onboard. Malte Månsson will hear of this when getting back. The captain decides to look for a place to repair. We turn from Donau into a little channel – Micael sees a town there on his GPS. The first turn is not very lucky – we run aground and the mast rocks giving a bad feeling to the captain and Micael, don't trust the charts too much.

We stay the night in a small town (sorry, still do not know the name), Calabrista or something similar.

In the morning two guys from a local canoe club come by. Micael explains in body language that we are having a stop to fix the motor and they offer help at once - take us to a small workshop there the injection tube can be soldered.

Moreover, we get a chemical that functions in the cooker. So positive!

The skipper comes to the conclusion - no more whistling on board.

After a lunch dinner we will set of and continue during the night. Last night the gypsies at the shore were partying at least until 4 am. As well as the mosquitoes. We've had a few baths in the river, not actually knowing if we are getting cleaner or dirtier. At least a bit cooler.