Week 18 Home Again

Week 18

Home again and still no semblance of routine... I'll just post some photos of our overnight moorings - and a few other stops along the way.

I have some notes that I have to put into order - but that will take a while, as I readjust to my work! (Does that sound like whinging? - Good! - I think I will for a while!).

The overall route - 705kms 
Engine hours - 109.1

I can't yet judge how many litres of fuel we used - we did buy 135 litres - but 20 are still in the jerry can. We started 3/4 full and it is now 1/4 full - all too hard to work out at the moment but suffice to say that the fuel economy is pretty good.

Robin is always a calming influence on the boat and he kept everything in order as you'd expect from a Chief Engineer, Deckhand and Navigator!
(We used an electronic version of the charts - I was soon convinced that these are the way to go (pun intended)!!) I was reminded of my first navigation classes learning to use a sextant and log tables! That is to say, times have moved on a bit!

Lyall was the other crew member. Slightly the senior member and a thorough Gentleman! - from Canada. We had a Canadian flag flying so that was always a good conversation starter. Almost everyone spoke English with us - especially after hearing my grating Dutch!

Lyall and I found that we could nut out the Cryptic Crosswords that have been on board for about 8 years! - and that was in spite of (or because of) the Canadian Whiskey that he had smuggled on board!

(For me, there was always a 4th Crew Member - Janny, who kept the farm and the business going while I was away - thanks!!!).

The Route

Some of the moorings (almost in chronological order)

Ossenzijl

via Blokzijl to Dronten 40km

We went through locks at Ketelhaven which dropped us 6 metres into the "polder" (reclaimed land).

Dronten to Almere Haven 50 km

Almere Haven via Naarden to Nigtevecht 28km

Nigtevecht to Utrecht 29km

Utrecht to the other end of Utrecht! 3.2km

Utrecht to Gouda via Montfoort 41km

Tidal Mooring

Inner Mooring

Gouda to Oude Wetering 27.5km

Oude Wetering to Ouderkerk aan de Amstel 26km

Ouderkerk aan de Amstel to Weesp 18km

Weesp to Almere Haven for lunch 18km

Almere Haven to Polder Lake 29.5km

On the way, we discovered the "Mechanical Heritage Museum'... well worth the stop.

Polder Lake to Kampen 44km

Kampen to Echten 46.5km

Echten to Klazienaveen 41.5km

Klazienaveen to Ter Apel via the Peat Museum 24km

At the Peat Museum - and celebrating Robin's Birthday

Ter Apel to Stadskanaal 17.3km

Stadskanaal to Groningen 49kms

Groningen to Hoogesmilde 43.6km

Hoogesmilde to Giethoorn 43km

Giethoorn to Heerenveen 47km