Aug. 27, 2008 - Stampersplaat To Herkingen

The day started well with a pleasant chat to the Dutch man on the boat next to us.  It was a bit less windy but still a bit tricky to leave because of the wind and other boats, not helped by the choice of full astern instead of full ahead (by Kim for once, instead of Wendy!).  Evetnually we made our way back down the Grevelingenmeer in good spirits.  Winds were about 13 knots so good sailing, mostly on a broad reach, though the weather remained gloomy.

The approach to Herkingen is down a mile long channel and is certainly narrow (40 metres) but is well marked and clearly visible - even in the August gloom!

We chose to go into Herkingen WSV marina.  The town itself turned out to be nothing special, but was interesting inasmuch as all the roads from the old port lead downhill.  No wonder this was one of the worst hit places in the 1953 flood!

The evening saw Julie produce a wonderful chicken stir fry.  We then all had an early night as we needed to make a fairly early start the next day in order to get back to our unscheduled stop at Bastiaan de Langeplaat.