Day 33 - Den Helder

Sunday 5^th July 2015 – Den Helder – Day 33

It is another warm sunny day in this amazing setting of Willemsoord dock.

Wiliemsoord

I spent the morning sorting out mooring lines and flags on board while Syd went off once more into the museum, as today is also a Navy day and all of the exhibits were free.

I went back to the computer attempting to sort out emails and continue with this blogsite, after three hours, I managed to achieve nothing, as somehow pressing the wrong keys, I lost everything.  The joys of being illiterate; when it comes to computers.

To calm down, I wandered off around the dockyard and ended up in the ‘Kade 60’ for lunch.  In its heyday this building used to be the mechanical workshop and the overhead runway tracks can still be seen, as they are part of the distinct features of this bar/restaurant.

 'DeRuyter'  Bridge & Guns

I went into the museum information centre and watched the introductory video on the dockyard before having a quick look around in the outside car park of the ship’s bridge and radar dome of the guided missile frigate ‘De Ruyter’.

By the time I got back to ‘Selene’, Syd had completed his packing and we wandered off to the railway station.  He boarded the 17.04 train for Schipol airport to fly back to Exeter, then a drive home to Penzance in Cornwall.  Thank you Syd, for all of your good company and assistance in overcoming our wee problems, while importantly bringing with you fine weather.

I stopped off at the supermarket on the way back, stocked up with stores and for a change made myself a meal on board.  Unusually, read a book and early to bed.