The lesson learned from our landing in Leeuwarden is learn the language! On the way from Lemmer to Leeuwarden there was a large yellow sign. Our poor translation of the Dutch as we motored past meant that we worked out that something was closed until the 16th May. It turns out …
Everywhere we go, we are now having to go into box berths. For those of us who have sailed mainly around the UK, these are a bit of a shock. With no pontoon to come alongside, you essentially cross your fingers (and everything else), aim between the posts, hope you …
Lemmer to Medemblik – 22.8 miles in 4 hours and 20 minutes The weather came up trumps today. It was sunny with a 15 knot breeze, so it looks like we have used up our quota of perfect weather for this year. As we left Lemmer, we found (unexpectedly) that …
Enhuizen to Lemmer – 18.5 miles in 5 hours and 10 minutes There seems to be something wrong with the weather. When we go away on the boat it is supposed to be windy, cloudy, grey perhaps with a gale or two thrown in. Someone though seems to have thrown …
