Sam and I were last in Enkhuizen in 2011, when we left the boat in the Buyshaven for a few weeks while Ben did his A-levels. Before that we were here with Ben in 2009 when we visited the Zuider Zee museum. We thought it was time for another visit to the museum especially as it is completely new to Anne, so opted to moor in the Compagnieshaven which is a vast marina next to the museum.
We had a very gentle passage from Hoorn with Anne helming for the first time as we sailed very slowly and then motored a bit faster. Coming into the marina was a bit confusing as there is a sign for a welcome pontoon, but once tied to it we could see it said “Welcome pontoon in 400m”. Fortunately as we arrived at the actual welcome pontoon we were met by someone who helpfully directed us to berth F1 which has an alongside jetty. We got in neatly, tied up and then realised we were in F27, ie the other side of the jetty from where we should have been. Oh well, third time lucky.
Fortunately I asked the harbour master about accessible showers, as there is one but it has its own entrance with a keycard, and it turned out to be locked anyway. In the late afternoon we got Sam in and all was well, other than the fact that the floor was covered in dead insects - perhaps not cleaned that often. (Or indeed used that often).
In the evening I walked around the many moorings of Enkhuizen feeling guilty that we’d gone for the huge and slightly soulless marina. The town moorings (below) were rafted three deep and the Buyshaven had almost no moorings alongside a jetty, so I felt better about our choice.
On Tuesday, a day with occasional drizzle and almost no wind, we headed off to the museum at the crack of 11am, and I think we all had a rather splendid time enjoying the reconstructed buildings and authentic crafts.
Camilla as an apothecary “gaper”
Lovely baskets
The lime kilns were in use in their original location until 1976
Ben enjoying the privies in 2009
Not much has changed 10 years later
Wednesday saw winds up to F6 and pretty much non-stop rain so we have had a day of catching up, supermarket shopping etc. Why doesn’t Albert Heijn take normal UK debit cards? We had mussels on board which at least means we have kept up with our tradition of what we eat in the Netherlands. (Ben had chicken).
If all goes to plan it will be back to Amsterdam tomorrow (Thursday) night, and on Friday a pootle to IJmuiden to fill up with fuel and make an early evening departure across the North Sea.
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