The Lena Maria Day 4

Late start this morning. Connie did tours of the wheelhouse which was very cool. If anyone is interested you can track the Lena Maria on marinetraffic.com and type Lena Maria in the vessel search.

No heavy lifting today. We have been sailing on Ijssel River for the last few days. A beautiful scenic ride to the town of  Hattem where art students occupied the town. Stayed here for a couple of hours to explore and eat lunch. Passed the bakery museum and the chocolate factory. It was back on the bikes and on to Zalk for another short stop in another small hamlet. Soon we were off and back to the barge.

A quick shower and we were walking in the town of Kampen. Andrew, Geoff and I came across the Gate House , Koormarktspoort which was housing an exhibition. We climbed the tower and saw a fabulous porcelain exhibit. The man at the gate asked us if we wanted to go downstairs as well and we all said "sure". He took out his keys and we headed down to where they used to keep the prisoners.

On the walk back we decided to go over the bridge and got lucky enough to see a

barge go through. Took some great shots of the windjammers all lined up. Back at the barge Thomas gave a talk about water management and history of Holland.
Dinner seating has become somewhat of an event. After the first night it was those who showered sat together and those who didn't sat together. Then it was "Do not sit at your roommate's table". Tonight it was up to the youngens', Andrew, Cindy and Karen, to come up with a plan. They sat everyone by their birthday and some kind of calculation.

The other dinner sport is the Golden Orange Award. The first night Karen won the orange for having the emergency contact list on the bike ride. Last night Lucielle won for being a good sport through many bumps and bruises. Tonight, Lucielle gave the orange over to Lucy for bucking up under her multiple injuries. Not sure what will happen tomorrow night.

Some of the group have gone on the evening walk, others are playing dominoes, and there is always the deck crowd. Tomorrow is more sailing in the morning. Thomas is not sure about the weather and if it rains we will not be able to go through the forest as planned. Hopefully the rain will hold off so we can get in our 32 miles.

Andrew and I have joined the dominoes group and the giggling is going in ernest now! One more game and time for bed.

Next time....Harderwijk