Sunday 25 March
The crew decided not to explore this town, believing the best is probably along the canal and the ubiquitous campanile, which plays its happy tunes with monotonous regularity. We slipped fairly early to follow a motor boat through the remaining two bridges and out into a small lake, following a buoyed channel. In a repeat of yesterday, it was flat grey, misty and windless, but still cold.
Skipper was pleased to discover that this is the first weekend of the Dutch inland sailing (boating) season, so bridges are manned and opened for us as we approached, even though the Pilot book suggests nothing operates on Sundays before 1 April. Perhaps it’s because Easter falls early this year – next weekend in fact.
Anyway, it meant we were able to reach our next destination in one day, the town of Sneek which is famous for its Waterpoort, a pretty bridge. To be honest, the crew was unable to find much else to recommend it during a short afternoon stroll, but the Harbourmaster was happy to take our berthing fee, and there are clean and pleasant facilities, including laundry and wifi.