There is no coast closer than a 5 hours drive from here. But a one hour drive at the weekend got us to Mainz on Saturday, very close to the place of the confluence of rivers Rhine and Main (despite the spelling, they actually rhyme).
Besides seeing friends again (how we had missed that!) and running and walking and chatting, we saw ships going by. Sometimes two of them meeting in the middle of the river.
It quietened down towards evening, and then HE came along:
The HE 7 is the patrol boat of the Hesse river police, stationed in Wiesbaden.
The Cosmic Photo Challenge: On the Coast
pictures imperfect blog 
Nice shots, that’s a busy stretch of river. I used to live one town over from Tunbridge Wells, which is the twin town of Wiesbaden. Small world. ;~}
LikeLike
😄 and thank you.
LikeLike
Love the passing boats 🙂 🙂
LikeLiked by 1 person
It was fun watching these looooooon boats going past.
LikeLiked by 1 person
The coast from my home is about an hour’s drive away but for the past 20+ months, I still haven’t seen it.
LikeLiked by 1 person
I hope you’ll get there soon enough.
LikeLike