The wind had increased even more. But because the cockpit is always on the leeward side when you’re at anchor, you don’t feel the cold of wind so much. So although it was a bit rocky, it was actually quite nice to sit outside in the sun. We spent the day enjoying life at anchor.
Late in the evening we noticed that we were running low on water. And there is nothing more anoying that having no water to make coffe in the morning. Time for a nightly escapade. We stealthily rowed to shore again to fill a couple containers with tab water and took a shower while we were there.
Anchorage Kooizand Enkhuizen to Oosterhaven Enkhuizen: 1,6 nautical miles
We were woken early by being jolted hither and thither by the waves. The wind direction had changed, but the waves were still coming from the same angle from which the wind blew before. And it was blowing much harder than forecasted. Oh well…the unpredictability of the weather. We tied everything up that was flapping about and were just in time to see a beautiful sunrise.
One of the first sunrises we’ve seen from our boat
Since it was quite early we tried to catch some more sleep. When we woke again it was blowing even harder and from another direction than predicted. We chose the spot because the wind was supposed to turn from easterly to south-westerly during the night. But now it was more northerly, causing us to be exposed to the waves and the wind. On top of that we were also dragging a bit, probably because the wind had turned 180 degrees, or that the chain we had let out wasn’t long enough for the increased wind and waves. But first things first: we were not going to leave without breakfast and some coffee first like we did at the Braassemermeer. The coffee was made with the very last drops of water. We had just managed to stretch our water supply to nine days.
From the anchorage it was just a short distance to the Oosterhaven. When we hailed the harbour master about an available slip, he said that I didn’t need my glasses this time because it was a familiar spot. Still the running gag…
After filling up the water tank, connecting shore power and all the other usual mooring stuff we went to the ticket machine to pay the fee. We treated ourselves to a nice lunch with soles and fries, bought some bread on the way back and spend a relaxed afternoon on the boat.
