With deteriorating weather forecast yesterday we wanted to move on from the rather limited attractions of Strijensas. We extracted the boat from the box berth and in company with Barbara on Moon River travelled the 7 or so miles west to Willemstadt. The wind was SW force 6-7 and its impossible to tack down the Hollandsch Diep here due to the constant stream of barge traffic, so we motored slowly into the wind with a little help from the mizzen. Last time we came to Willemstadt the old harbour in the centre of town looked very congested, so we went to the nearby Batterij marina instead. This time though the harbour looked less crowded and we tied up at the town quay overlooked by shops and restaurants. We were soon joined by Transcur, Clytie and Moon River.
We found a local restaurant that had a table for 9 a few yards from the boats and enjoyed a sociable evening.
Its very windy today ( Friday) and there are gale warnings in nearly all sea areas but is supposed to be slowly getting better in the next few days. We stayed in port today but hope to be on the move again soon. Its frustrating not to be making better progress. However prolonged bad weather such as this during summer is very unusual.
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