Wind, Rain, and a LOT more Wind

Leimuiden     09-06-2011     20:26

Well, Sunday surprised us, so I guess we shouldn’t be too surprised about today either.  Sunday was gorgeous, probably the best weather we’ve had the whole trip.  Hoards of boaters out enjoying the day, the lake was clogged with them.  Beautiful sun, balmy weather, dead calm water.  Couldn’t ask for better. 

 The photo of the lake doesn’t even begin to tell the story since you really can't see all the boats through the haze.  At times it resembled a rally on the Mall in DC.

Monday was OK.  We got work done, walked into town for a few things and for the exercise, but Sundays most places are closed, and Mondays, especially in the morning, it’s nearly as bad.  Besides, we were waiting for today to see what the village market would be like.

 Today we started off early as the market was advertised to begin at the unheard of hour of 7:30 and to be over by 12:30.  Good thing we went when we did.  The market wasn’t huge, but it managed to cover the necessities and we picked up what we’d need for dinner.  When you don’t have refrigeration, you tend to shop day-by-day as much as you can.  It was a bit windy, which we expected, when be got home and had started to rain, which we hadn’t.  By the time we got settled in, it was pouring, the rain coming in waves, and it hasn’t let up all day. 

The only change has been that the wind has gotten worse, and then worse again.  It is positively squealing through the riggings of the sailboats in the marina and through the whole day we’ve only seen one intrepid, and very foolish, boat on the lake.  The 6 foot or more high reeds that usually hide the pilons at the entrance to the marina are bent almost flat. 

We’re basically doing what we’d be doing in similar circumstances in the States:  hunkering down and staying inside.  If we went outside, we’d blow away.  It’s got to stop sometime, . . . . . doesn’t it??????