Dawn was a misty, chilly affair when we got up early to leave Roompot, to traverse a number of huge meers and wait at various lifting bridges and canal locks. The first bridge is shown in attached pic, and one of many lovely traditional Dutch sailing boats in the other pic.
Why were you not plunging about in the North Sea you might ask?
Given the wrong wind direction out at sea, we had decided (yet again) to take Holland's other option, the efficient inland route via canals and lakes.
It worked like clockwork. We and a handful of other yachts made the journey with only one long wait for a bridge in picturesque Middelburg, where we moored for 2 hours, planned the next leg and had toast, jam and tea.
Here we are tomight in Breskens, a port not far from Vlissingen, still just in the Netherlands.
The weather worsens again tomorrow, so we may be stuck for a while. This time there is no inland route - the hairy old North Sea awaits us.
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