Der Tag beginnt gut! Pippo wird von Neira auf der Plan B eingeführt, sie zeigt ihm, wo das Hundebett ist und wie man die steile Treppe rauf und runter kommt ohne sich den Hals zu brechen. Roy und ich putzen derweil das Schiff und bunkern Wasser.
An early start, good weather and good spirits. We're convinced that Neira acted as host and savvy veteran, showing Pippo where the beds are, etc. After the move-in yesterday, Aila and I enjoyed applying ourselves to cleaning and organizing. Things were humming.
Kurz vor der Abfahrt in Richtung Nolleke Sas entdecken wir, dass unser Fahnenhalter abhanden gekommen ist; wahrscheinlich zusammen mit den Davits. Also bitten wir Arjan, für unsere Fahne eine neue Halterung zu besorgen. Während die Jungs mit damit beschäftigt sind, werkele ich in der Küche.
Just before leaving, we noticed we had no place to mount our flag. The davits that held up the dinghy were gone, of course, and the flag holder was part of that assembly. Arjan had a couple of hardware possibilities and he and I were looking at them when an ungodly heavy metal groan emerged from Plan B. Craving a coffee, Aila had run the kitchen tap and the water pump was very unhappy. And through some mysterious circuit cross-feed, it seemed the sound was actually being amplified by the new, ultra smart and as yet unmastered car radio and iDevice player, which no one had knowingly turned on, but which somehow insisted on showing off its capabilities.
Dabei stelle ich fest, dass das Wasser nicht richtig fliesst; die Wasserpumpe stöhnt und dröhnt. Arjan wird aufmerksam und macht sich auf die Suche nach dem Problem. Was er findet, ist eine gebrochene Wasserleitung.
The noise certainly got Arjan's attention. His investigations soon brought forth a yelp and a burst of uncharacteristic profanity. A joint between two hoses had cracked apart in his hand and he played the Little Dutch Boy, not with his finger in the dyke but in our water line.
Das Wasser aus dem frisch gefüllten Wassertank sprudelt munter in die Bilge. Immerhin ca. 300 Liter. Jan wird zu Hilfe gerufen.
Jan was urgently summoned, as the freshly filled drinking water tank slowly emptied into the space below the floor.
Schliesslich schaffen es die Van der Krogts, das Leck zu reparieren. Mit einem Wassersauger wird das Wasser aus der Bilge gesaugt. Für eine Abfahrt ist es aber mittlerweile zu spät.
The broken connection could hardly have been less accessible. But father and son worked with stubborn determination and the fitting was replaced. The leaked water was smartly vacuumed out and we were left thinking how happy we were that this crisis occurred here and now, and not two weeks or two months down the line.
Also verbringen wir die Nacht in der Werft Van der Krogt. Wo auch immer, es ist schön, wieder zu Hause zu sein.
By the time the dust settled, it was too late to travel. Oh well. We'll try again tomorrow.
