In which we discuss our plans to re-enact the classic spy novel ‘The Riddle of the Sands’, following the route of Carruthers & Davies day by day through Germany. This week we’re concentrating on October 2 in Kiel, with our heroes waiting to go through the Holtenau Lock. They pass the time with stocking up on supplies, including 'weird brands of sausages and tinned meats'.

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In the podcast we discuss: the shopping list (01:23 ); differing opinions about what we will be eating on the real adventure in the autumn (02:16 ); Lloyd tells us about the state of the Kiel Canal (3:06 ) and the existence of a short ancient British film of the canal opening (05:46 ); our own plans for filming & live streaming (07:44 ).

Tim on our approach to 'dressing up' (08:47 ); clothes shopping (09:36 ); the uselessness of old sea boots (10:10 ); secret messages in sweaters (11:46 ); Lloyd eats sausage and tinned meat (aka brawn or 'head cheese')(13:29 ); a musical interlude from Die Toten Hosen (18:50 ).

Club Business – Tony on his experience of going through the canal (23:50 ); Patrick on a trip through the canal 50 years ago on his way to Finland (25:26 ); Martin on his painting of the Dulcibella, which he's going to bring to Film Club night on July 2 - join us! (26:52 ); Kevin points to an old picture of steamers in Flensburg harbour (28:07 ); Patrick has an excellent system for rating difficult boat tasks (28:38 ); Kevin reveals the existence of a railway to Juist - in 1898! (29:26 ); Kevin goes into fantastic detail about the clothes we should be wearing, including, maybe, a 'Dollman' (30:49 ); Ian has a job which is made easier by 'My Lady Nicotine'..?(34:01 ).

MUSIC CREDITS

Great Open Sea by Wellington Sea Shanty Society (https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Wellington_Sea_Shanty_Society/none_given_1098/12_-_Wellington_Sea_Shanty_Society_-_Great_Open_Sea) is licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 International License.

Die Toten Hosen - Eisgekühlter Bommerlunder - https://youtu.be/UmPgLCezAGw