Vlieland - Dutch Frisian Islands

Astra of Hamble
Jan & Danuta Grieg-Gran
Sun 20 May 2012 14:04
53:17.81N 5:05.38E
 
Up at 5am to catch the tide from the lock out of the Ijselmeer across the Wadden Sea to Vlieland.  48 miles in all. Nice to be back in salt water.
 
Huge procession of yachts and sailing barges streaming towards us. Apparently this is the end of a four day holiday and everyone was out in the Frisian Islands. Luckily for us they were all going home, so plenty of room in the small marina on Vlieland.
 
Tomorrow morning we set off on the big 24 hour passage outside the Dutch and German Frisian islands to the Elbe estuary and the Kiel canal.

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