Anzac Day 25 April Today we woke up to wind and rain. Not a great day for painting. Anzac Day flags in the rain Yesterday was full of drama for us.
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Saturday 22 April We had seen a sign on the “Botterstichting Museum” (Botter foundation museum) that they were having an open day on the 22nd (today, Saturday). So we went along. We had seen some of these lovely old boats before. They are old fishing sailing boats from the early 20th century or even earlier. Two old ladies - Moondance and a Botter
We have been in Elburg for a week now. We are slowly getting organized.
Howard has fished a couple of times and we have done quite a few shopping trips, especially to Gamma – the hardware store. Friday 14 April We handed the car back to Mike and Sophie on Wednesday night. It was great having a car, but there is also a bit of pressure to make the best use of it. Now that we no longer have the car, I feel no pressure to get everything done and finished. It is nice to have onl the boat and bikes as transport – and public transport if required. We stayed Wednesday night in Rotterdam and then caught public transport back to Harderwijk. Everything was very efficient and we got back to the boat in about 2 and half hours. "Lumpy" - friendly swan at Harderhaven
It is nice to be back on the boat and we are really enjoying the new new refitted rooms.
We have been very busy and have taken full advantage of having a car for a few days. Purchases included a washing machine, TV and lots of household good from Ikea. Yesterday we arrived at our barge Moondance. We were both excited and nervous as we were not quite sure what to expect.
During the previous week we had been notified by someone claiming to be the owner of the harbour where Moondance is staying, that
We arrived in Netherlands yesterday, with 4 large suitcases packed full of our lives. It is very exciting as well as scary to start again in a new country. But we are so grateful to our friends Ruud, Petra and Sophie for being so such a help to us as we start on this new adventure.
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