Thursday afternoon had a weather rating of 10, so R, his friend and I went for a lovely boat ride.


Apparently there was some construction going on on the normal route to the Braassemermeer, so we took a long circuitous route through Roelofarendsveen.

Captain T and First Mate R

 There were a few times that I wasn't sure where we were going to go next. It was not unlike driving on some roads here, where you have to pull off to the side to let another boat go by!


The weather was indeed lovely, and we saw lots of windmills. And cows. So I took lots of pictures of both!

Those who follow me on instagram will have seen this gem already!

The thing that struck me as funniest was that there were often stairs leading UP to the water, rather than down to the water, as I've always experienced it. I tried to capture a good picture showing this, but the perspective really is lost here.  This is the best one I could find - it's hard to see but there's another boat just above the fence, which I think is clearly above the field by the windmill.


In order to access the slightly higher water in the Braassemermeer, we needed to use the lock by the Café de Haven. R almost got it right on our way out, he just forgot to close the lock to the lower water! Thankfully he realized his mistake early enough, and the whole town didn't flood!

R got it right on the way back home!

 It also struck me as funny that the locks are there for everyone to use. All the locks I've ever used up to this point were operated by the province, and we had to pay to use them.


R made fun of me for taking so many pictures, and insisted on taking a few of me too. This is the best one!