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| Jacuzzi at Golden Tulip |
Last night was really super.
We had a swim at the indoor pool and then spent some time in
the Jacuzzi. |
| Captain of the Boat |
Slept like logs and woke to a drizzly morning but nothing is
going to dampen our spirits for this boating experience.
We called for a cab (22 Euro for 5km) from the Golden Tulip
in Ermelo to the harbour in Strandhorst. The boat is spotless and was stocked
for us with groceries, wines, beers, all kinds of munchies,
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| Hardewijk - 117 Allied Pilots Died Here |
croissants and our bikes with baskets all aboard.
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| Defensive City Wall Completed 1290 |
Did the whole checking in and getting our bearing sorted -
which canals to use and making sure we knew how high the boat was for going
under a bridge, how long the boat is because you pay mooring per meter of boat,
how much of the boat is under water so that you don’t run aground. We are going
north so red buoys on the right and green on our left. We need to know how the
sewerage works, how to take on water, how the electricity works – plenty to
take in.
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| Harderwijk City Centre |
Then it was a trial run with our instructor on a trip out of
the harbour and back, some parking and reversing instructions and we were
ready!!!!
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| Mooring for the Night |
Our first town we want to visit is Harderwijk which is only an
hour away. Lucky for us the canals are quite and with a bit of to and fro we
are moored for the night. Mooring fees are 9 Euro (1 euro per meter of boat)
and 1 Euro for electricity for the night.
It’s been a fab day with Captain Richard losing his hat in
the harbour just outside Harderwijk and us getting our bicycles out for a
shopping trip to buy super tonight. We are going to have a stir-fry tonight and
enjoy some wine and relax on our new home.
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