July 9th 2019
Late in the afternoon the rain finally stopped and the sun came out again. The dry spell allowed us to do a few boat chores that had been waiting. Because the next passage will be a longer one with probably slightly more wind than when we came from the IJsseloog, trailing a boat behind us might not be advisable. So we cleaned the inflatable boat, deflated it and tied it to the deck. Months ago we had bought a flag from the province of South Holland, and a KNRM flag. Every year at you can buy a KNRM flag, which is the Dutch coast guard, to support them. High time to put them up and show our colours, with our brand new just installed flagline.