Today we spent two hours navigating the last few miles to Vollenhove.
The trip took us though the Weerribben, a very scenic part of NW Overijssel. The maximum speed in the narrow canals is only 6Km/hr which means you have plenty of time to absorb the surroundings.
Unfortunately, our resident photographer was so engrossed that she omitted taking any pictures....
We got to Vollenhove - where the first 'lustrum' of the Valk Yachts Club will be held this weekend (see the previous post for more) by lunchtime. We are the first Valk Yacht here.
On first impression, Vollenhove lost a lot when - about 70 years ago - it lost it's sea frontage (due to the Zuiderzeewerken, but that's too much to go into here). The town today is pretty much deserted and many other old Zuiderzee towns have succeeded much better in preserving some of their heritage.
As the Valk festivities will only start on Friday late afternoon, we will get the bikes out tomorrow and explore the area. The weather continues to be good, a really nice late summer after a rather 'autumny' August.
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