Wed 3/7/19
Time to take the boat out. We opted for a trip around Flevoland, an island south of the Markermeer to the east of Amsterdam. This provided the family with “lock experience” as well as a lovely view of the countryside. One thing that struck us was the amount of wildlife taking advantage of the copious waterways in Holland. I have never seen so many birds from swans to cranes to ducks
We stopped for the night at Elburg, an old fortress town with rectangular fortifications and a moat and moored at a berth belonging to Elburg Yachting
The village is beautiful and the old part well preserved. Feeling adventurous, we sampled the herring, a speciality in these parts, served in a bun with onions. We all found it to be delicious. Flushed by success we bought some eels to take back to the boat. Once again, they get a bad rap in the UK but were actually very nice.
We splashed out on a meal of meatballs and pasta on the boat washed down with a beautiful bottle of Craggy Range wine bought for me by James for my birthday.
Elburg is home to Elburg Yachting - a major Dutch company that supplies all kinds of services to the boating community. If you like window shopping for nice boats for sale take a look at their website.
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