Wednesday, July 29, 2026

Cycling down the Vecht to Amsterdam

 July 29, 2026

Riding through Utrecht
Church tower chimes at Maarssen Dorp
On the Vecht River south of Breukelen
Drawbridge at Breukelen (Brooklyn)
Back on the east bank of the Vecht
Waiting for the bridge at Mijndense Sluis lock
Across the river from Loenen aan der Vecht
The bridge tender at Vleeland rigged a hose to spray the passing boaters on this hot day
Toward Nigtevecht
Archimedes screw used to raise water from the polder to the Vecht
Power for the Archimedes Screw 
Arriving at Nigtevecht
View from Liniebrug over the ship canal separating Utrecht Province and North Holland
Amsterdam starts suddenly after the fields
The Concertgebouw
Hugs all around at concert's end


Tuesday, July 28, 2026

The hand-pull cable ferry at Haetsterveet

 July 28, 2026

Causeway across Belterwijde lake south of Giethoorn
Locking through Beukersluis
SSW wind was perfect to sail north on the Beukersgraft canal
Toward Zwartsluis
Cycling drawbridge at Zwartsluis
Stadthuis, Hasselt
Hasselt kerk steeple
Moelen De Zwaluw, Hasselt
Along the Zwart Water River
East along the Overijssel Vecht
Fingerpost near ferry
Myrna the artist displays the paintings we bought
Paintings fit pretty well in the pannier
The hand drawn cable ferry
Windmill at Zwolle
Sassenpoort, Zwolle
No city view from tower, but clockwork mechanism
Evening walk at Utrecht