We set off from Stavoren on 1/7/16 on what should have been a day for a cracking sail, 20knts of wind on a reach across the Ijsselmeer , shame we had no mast, no sails and what is a good day for a sailing boat is a rubbish day for a motor boat - lesson 1!
After a 'man overboard' practice for a blown off instrument cover we headed back into the canal system and headed north - wrong direction, to Sloten, the oldest town in Friesland, very quaint.
The following day we headed nearly south to Lemmer - talk about a test of boat handling, it was chaos in the inner harbour. followed by a night in a German bar watching Germany beat Italy - followed by a sleepless night as the fans celebrated most of the night. Lesson 2 never try drinking with Germans - it ends badly.
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| The lovely Fresian horses |
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| The Dutch have a tradition of swinging a clog out to your boat to collect a lock fee |
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| Busy Lemmer |
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| Old boats still used regularly |
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| Note the people walking to the right of the sculpture for scale. |
Sunday - Finally headed south for real and crossed Ijsselmeer and Markermeer to Muiden - another ancient town and also a landmark as tomorrow we enter the river and canal system for real.
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