Off we go!

23 November 2018

This morning we were ready to go. The ship was clean, the crew, guests and all stores arrived on board on time. Nobody had anticipated that today the Erasmus bridge would not open due to construction work. The alternative route via Dordrecht also seemed impossible as the Van Brienenoord bridge does not want to open for sailing ships anymore. Luckily, the Erasmusbrug did open for us this evening at 8 o’clock and the ‘Oosterschelde’ sailed down the Nieuwe Waterweg, and is now on the open sea. The weather forecast predicts a nice wind from the east, so the start of the voyage towards Cape Verde is a promising one.