Faithful blog followers may remember that in August last year we finally 'commissioned' the little inflatable Zodiac dinghy which had been hiding under our berths for many years (see the 'Bagenkop' entry in last year's blog). We had decided that the dingy would be quite useful when lying at anchor or elsewhere 'in the wild', just to go ashore and do shopping for instance. We more and more enjoy staying away from formal marinas and 'roughing it'. But the dinghy is not easy to row. So we decided to get a little outboard motor for it. Now outboard motors generally need petrol and once filled with petrol (the small ones have an integrated tank), need to be stored upright. All in all a bit of a hassle, apart from the safety issues carrying petrol on board (which is much more flammable than diesel).
So we decided to get an electric outboard, which finally happened yesterday. First we had to charge the battery, which took about 9 hours, but today dinghy and motor were married. We'll get some pictures in the next few days and report back on the experience.
We are currently on an 'in the wild' place in the 'Princenhof', near Eernewoude. The weather was very windy all day, but the wind suddenly dropped and it turned out a beautiful evening. We had coffee sitting on the foredeck, listening to the cuckoo and other birds.
The forecast for tomorrow talks about lots of rain. We have some work to do and will stay here for two or even three nights.
More later.
Location:Boarnsterhim,The Netherlands
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