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FIESTA LOG HOLLAND 2003

DATE

TIME

LOCATION

ENG
HRS

HRS
RUN

KM
RUN

NOTES

MON
16Apr03

0900

Isselmonde, Rotterdam

1044.9

6.6

14

Delivery accompanied by previous owners, Mr & Mrs Scheffer. Smooth trip down Niew Maas, thru locks, up canal, sunny & warm.
Moved aboard from rental house Monday 28Apr03

1330

Wateringweg, Delft

1069.5

01May03

 

Wateringweg, Delft

 

 

 

Added new house battery, replaced bow thruster batteries

SAT
03May03

0930

Wateringweg, Delft

 

0.7

4

Six bridges, strong winds, no problems. Pay for elec & water. Nice moorage on main canal, close to where Vermeer painted “View of Delft”

1010

Delft City Quay

1070.2

04May03
-05May03

 

At Delft City Quay

 

 

 

Hose came off water heater, emptied ¼ tank into bilge; baled out & double clamped hoses.  Colin’s bicycle stolen during the night. Filled water tank €1.00. Exchanged propane tank €22.30

 

 

 

 

TUE
06May03

1430

Delft City Quay

 

2.2

12

Gordon & Tessa arrive; evicted very rudely from quay by hotel barge. Leave in a hurry. Nice smooth run, sunny, one lock, offset fit. Very nice to have help from G & T

1635

Leidschendam Pasantanhaven

1072.4

WED
07May03

1430

Leidschendam Pasantanhaven

 

2.8

14

Beautiful day again, one lock and many bridges. Tight fit at city marina – great location on Old Rhine, right downtown. Pay €37.00 for one week + €3 for shower

1635

Leiden Pasantanhaven

1075.2

08May03
-20May03

 

At Leiden Pasantanhaven

 

 

 

Tessa and Gordon leave for home; we all had a good time. Paid for one more week. Changed to new propane cyl after 19 days. Filled water tank.

 

 

WED
21May03

0930

Leiden Pasantanhaven

 

4.2

30

Very nice run to Haarlem. Bow thrusters quit before last bridge. Last space on wooden dock alongside canal. Bow thrusters tested OK.?? Exchanged propane tank €23. Spent one week in Haarlem

1330

Haarlem Quay

1079.4

WED
28May03

0905

Haarlem Quay

 

4.4

24

Beautiful warm sunny day. Noord Sea canal all industrial, 2 locks no problems. €6.70 for moorage, €8.40 at Zaanschans village & museum

1330

Zaandijk, Zandam

1083.8

THU
29May03

0900

Zaandijk, Zandam

 

3.3

20

Another beautiful day, national holiday (Easter?). Alkmaar full of boats – moored by side of canal by nature polder. Biked to town – lots of people and boats.

1230

Kerk Brug, Alkmaar

1087.1

FRI
30May03

1305

Kerk Brug, Alkmaar

 

0.5

2

Moved to side canal near city center.  €19 for week with metered elec, €0.70/day for extra days. Topped off water at Harbor office. Switched propane tanks after 13 days, refill tank €20. Moved to main quay Sat 07Jun, Jan & Adel arrive.

1350

Lutikoudorp, Almaar

1087.6

SUN
08JUN03

0850

Main Quay, Alkmaar

 

3.2

24

Grey day, Jan & Adel aboard. Easy trip, one lock with bridge at Purmerend. Moored along bank, rain in afternoon, walk around town & then to station with Jan & Adel. Adel – back to work for them!

1145

Purmerend

1090.8

MON
09JUN03

0910

Purmerend

 

3.1

18

Windy, sunny. Narrow canal, low bridges, 2 locks (scrape stern platform). Passantanhaven full, slip at marina €20/day, €40 for 3 days + water/elec. Bike to Maarken, ferry to Volendam from Maarken. Bike to Edam

1150

Marina Monickendam

1093.9

THU
12JUN03

0815

Marina Monickendam

 

2.3

21

Beautiful morning, clear skys, light west wind, Markameer calm. Easy run to Hoorn, spectacular mooring in harbor. €12.50 incl elec.

1035

Hoorn Quay

1096.2

FRI
13JUN03

0745

Hoorn Quay

 

2.5

21

Easy run but waited at the lock for ½ hour, then found out there was a new lock that had just replaced the old one.  Lucky to get moorage along quay, harbor filled with boats, all sail, 3 rafted to us.  Fantastic outdoor museum

1025

Enkhuisen Quay

1098.7

MON
16JUN03

0725

Enkhuisen Quay

 

2.9

26

Very calm across Isselmeer, warm, no wind, easy run.  244 liters diesel @ €0.82 = €200 at Marina Stavoren outside lock. Short wait at lock, then to Marina. €13 incl elec.

1030

J.H. de Roggebrock, Stavoren

1101.6

TUE
17JUN03

0910

Stavoren

 

2.6

22

Another beautiful day, canals & lakes, 4 bridges, lots of sailboats & dingies. Moored along canal bank in town. €9/day. Bike ride to villages

1145

Workum

1104.2

THU
19JUN03

0910

Workum

 

2.0

10

Cloudy, windy. Followed large police boat at idle rpm all the way – they would not allow any other boat to pass even though they were below speed limit. 4 tall bridges, 2 regular. Moor at quay €8

1145

Bolsward

1106.2

FRI
20JUN03

0900

Bolsward

 

2.6

16

Cloudy, very windy. 9 km/hr speed limit. Lots of maneuvering into Sneek harbor, no room, festival in progress.  Tight mooring at Aquanaut Marina.  Bow thrusters quit again, recovered later.

1135

Sneek

1108.8

MON
23JUN03

0900

Sneek

 

2.2

18

Cloudy, warm, showers, then sunny. 2 bridges, then lakes and canals. Moored at passantahaven.

1135

Grouw

1111.0.

TUE
24JUN03

0815

Grouw

 

7.2

62

Cloudy, some sun, windy in afternoon. Long run, two locks, damaged nav light under low bridge. Moored free for night along canal in city, no facilities.

1525

Groningen Quay

1118.2.

WED
25JUN03

0915

Groningen Quay

 

0.9

4

Moved to municipal marina – 7 bridges thru city. €11.20/day. Beaufiful city, music festival in progress. Bought & installed new refrigerator during stay. Switched propane tanks (30 days) on 30Jun

1010

Oosterhaven, Groningen

1119.1.

MON
07JUL03

0930

Oosterhaven, Groningen

 

6.3

24

Partly sunny, warm. Much traffic from DelfSail traditional boats, long delays at Groningen bridges. Five boat convoy thru 2 locks, 18 opening bridges. Moor at passantanhaven, free.

1600

Assen

1125.4.

TUE
08JUL03

0930

Assen

 

5.6

35

Sunny, warm. Delayed at broken bridge 1 hour, stopped at Aldi/Lunch 2 hours Beautiful narrow channel and countryside, 19 bridges, 4 locks. Moored canal side at first bridge Uffeltebrug. Bicycle to Tuin gardens

1600

Uffelte

1131.0.

THU
10JUL03

0800

Uffelte

 

4.1

27

Hot, sunny. Easy trip, 12 bridges, 4 locks, no problems. Moored to bank, no elec or water, €8

1410

Giethoorn

1135.1.

FRI
11JUL03

0800

Giethoorn

 

7.6

74

Partly cloudy, warm, no rain, windy.  Only 2 bridges, 2 locks. Long but easy day. Moor in passantanhaven, €8/night. Bus to Palace Het Loo

1615

Harderwijk

1142.7.

MON
14JUL03

0855

Harderwijk

 

2.7

25

Hot sunny day, topped up water tank, easy trip, one lock, no bridges. Beauiful moorage at quay €13.40

1125

Spakenburg

1145.4.

TUE
15JUL03

0850

Spakenburg

 

2.0

23

Hotter today. No locks, no bridges, easy run. Moorage in very large marina €13.10. Walled town, beautiful church with ceiling paintings

1050

Naarden

1147.4.

WED
16JUL03

0855

Naarden

 

2.4

23

Sunny, hot, windy, choppy in open water, no problems. Packed into Sixhaven marina rafted three deep. Move to slip next day. Marina is directly across river from railway station, free ferry.  €11/day incl elec/water. Stay 2 weeks

1120

Amsterdam

1149.8.

THU
31JUL03

1050

Amsterdam

 

1.6

11

Sunny, warm, light wind, smooth water. 1 lock, no bridges.  Moorage under castle at JH Stichting marina. €17.15 incl showers/elec

1225

Muiden

1151.4.

FRI
01AUG03

0905

Muiden

 

3.1

20

Sunny, warm. Beautiful winding trip up the river Vect. 1 lock, 9 bridges. 6km/hr speed limit. Moor by canal at park, free.

1215

Vreeland

1154.5.

SAT
02AUG03

1005

Vreeland

 

2.2

10

Sunny, warm. Many big house & castles on the Vect. No commercial traffic, waited 1 hr for bridge tender to arrive. 4 bridges with tolls. Moor by bank, €4/night. Bike to Hobijn garden, Castle de Har

1150

Maarssen

1156.7.

MON
04AUG03

1005

Maarssen

 

0.6

5

Sunny, hot. Short trip to JW de Klop, small jachtwerf & repair facility, closest place to city (city moorage not safe). Very friendly, only €5.50/day, free water, elec & shower. Easy 10 min bike ride along canal to city.

1150

Utrecht

1157.3.

SUN
10AUG03

1005

Utrecht

 

4.4

42

Foggy till 11:00, hot & sunny later. 1 bridge, 2 locks via Amsterdam-Rhin Canal & River Lek. Slip in JH Marina, no shade, very hot. €7.70/night, metered elec & shower. Bike to Amerongen Castle on very hot day.

1150

Wijk bj Duurstede

1161.7.

WED
13AUG03

0840

Wijk bj Duurstede

 

4.4

49

Warm, sunny, nice breeze. Cruise at 12km/hr, 2 large locks, no bridges, Neder Rhin River, water very low, house boats/barges aground on banks. Slip at marina JH Jason.. Stay 8 days, bus to Muller-Kroller museum.

1350

Arnhem

1166.1.

WED
20AUG03

0720

Arnhem

 

5.7

58

Partly cloudy, warm. Stop at bunkerschip: 125 liters diesel @ €0.80 = €100, engine hours 1166.3. 1 lock, no bridges, lots of big barges on Rhine, 5km/hr current, no problems. Slip at marina JH de Plek

1320

Grave

1172.0.

THUR
21AUG03

0730

Grave

 

4.0

37

Mostly cloudy, warm. Easy run, 2 large locks, no bridges. Slip at JH Van Gent, one of 4 marinas in lake off Maas

1150

Kerkdriel

1176.0.

THUR
28AUG03

 

Kerkdriel

End of season, left boat for the winter, hauled on the hard the next day. Taxi to Amsterdam for flight to Seattle.

Total time cruising

Total km traveled

Total engine hours

Number of ports visited

134 days (19 weeks)

649

111

33

 
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