From Groningen to Lemmer
After leaving our berth in Groningen we had to negotiate the 14 bridges thru the town in convoy with 4 other boats. I'm begining to develop a dislike of bridges - why don't they build tunnels for the car people?
So we continued along the river & even did a bit of sailing. We spent the night in the middle of nowhere: There was a pontoon built near (but with no access to) the river bank with no houses in sight, only green reeds, fields, birds and cows. Listened to the ill-fated England game on the radio, played cards and wathched the sun go down. Idylic - and free!!
Dokkum: Moored for free out of town and cycled in for provisions, inc. fuel. Sat on the river bank talking and drinking untill late.
Past Leuuwarden: This time up a side-street to another idylic mooring after a very long, hot day. It was bliss to jump into the refreshing water!
Sneek: A detour to watch the ill-fated (for Germany) Germany game. Personally I didn't think much of Sneek - a bit dirty and the people didn't seem friendly. Did manage to buy cheap fuel for the stove though.
Lemmer: We have now locked out into the Issjlemeer and into a marina. Man, marina prices are a shock after our last few free nights! Still, I guess Susi did need a shower! We also had a small misshap:To cut a short story even shorter, we overfilled the water tank and ended up flooding the boat! It took us hours to get everything back in order. At least the starter battery seems to still work (touch wood) despite bing submerged for some time.
Next stop Lelystad (again, touch wood).
Till next time, stay tuned.
So we continued along the river & even did a bit of sailing. We spent the night in the middle of nowhere: There was a pontoon built near (but with no access to) the river bank with no houses in sight, only green reeds, fields, birds and cows. Listened to the ill-fated England game on the radio, played cards and wathched the sun go down. Idylic - and free!!
Dokkum: Moored for free out of town and cycled in for provisions, inc. fuel. Sat on the river bank talking and drinking untill late.
Past Leuuwarden: This time up a side-street to another idylic mooring after a very long, hot day. It was bliss to jump into the refreshing water!
Sneek: A detour to watch the ill-fated (for Germany) Germany game. Personally I didn't think much of Sneek - a bit dirty and the people didn't seem friendly. Did manage to buy cheap fuel for the stove though.
Lemmer: We have now locked out into the Issjlemeer and into a marina. Man, marina prices are a shock after our last few free nights! Still, I guess Susi did need a shower! We also had a small misshap:To cut a short story even shorter, we overfilled the water tank and ended up flooding the boat! It took us hours to get everything back in order. At least the starter battery seems to still work (touch wood) despite bing submerged for some time.
Next stop Lelystad (again, touch wood).
Till next time, stay tuned.
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