Lack of a Bow Thruster has us dockside

It is windy here as well as grey and sometimes rainy. The culprit keeping us at the dock is that the bow thruster has broken while we were trying to leave. Due to the wind and current as well as the LOA of the ship, it relies on bow and aft thrusters for navigation. Thus no bow thruster, no cruising. So our tours have been arranged by bus with a 90 minute trip each way to see the Kinderdijk where the windmills are. 

The good news is that the sun has made a showing, though brief.

So Joan reads and I will try to catch up on the blog.