Friday 10th July 2015 –
Oudeschild – Texel – Day 38
It is a
clear bright morning, the wind has eased and now from a favourable direction.
We left the
pontoon at 10.00 and headed for the sea lock, this turned out to be a bit of a
challenge with the wind and tide, I managed to end up facing the wrong way in
the lock. As it was originally built to
take large ships, there are not many places to hang onto when coming alongside
the wall. You aim for one of the small
bollard inserted into the wall and a convenient ladder, if you are not quick
enough, ooh, ooh problems.
When the
lock gates opened, I sheepishly came out stern first; luckily there were not
too many people about, just us and a bemused lock keeper.
 |
| Beam trawlers |
Outside Den
Helder and back in the Waddenzee, the tide was running in our favour and very
quickly we arrived in Oudeschild, on the island of Texel.
Passing the long line of beam trawlers inside
the harbour, as we made our way to the marina pontoon and happily alongside by
11.30.
The
afternoon was mostly spent relaxing in the cockpit, enjoying the warmth of the
sun while, watching others parading inside the marina.
 |
| Havenhotel |
In the
evening, I took Jack along to the ‘Havenhotel’ at the harbour entrance, to dine
once more on a bucket full of mussels cooked in the local beer which was
absolutely delightful.
Back to the
‘Compagnie’ bar in the marina for night caps of the Skumkoppe local beer before
retiring back on board.
Good to
eventually escape from Den Helder and arrive on one of the Frisian Islands.
No comments:
Post a Comment