Traffic on the 'Prinses Margriet Kanaal'

As the time that Heather and Trevor have to return 'Amber' to the charter company was drawing close, we yesterday moved the short distance from Grou to Sneek along the Prinses Margriet canal. This canal is usually quite busy with commercial traffic as it is part of the main drag from Amsterdam and the rest of the West to the northern provinces. So we are used to seeing some pretty big ships, but this was extraordinary:




This large craft only just fitted though the bridge at Aldskou!

In Sneek we filled Onbekommerd's tank with diesel (300 l !), bought oil for an oil change we'll have to do later this summer (20 l), bought a new gas bottle and finally had a farewell supper on shore.

This morning, Heather and Trevor left early'ish to hand the boat back:





They are now en route to Amsterdam by train, we are once again in the Prinses Margriet canal, on our way to Delfzijl which will take two days. From there we will cross into Germany towards the Baltic! More about that later!

Location:Hendrik Bulthuisweg,Sneek,The Netherlands