We spent the day in Amsterdam yesterday. After leaving Scheveningen at the crack of dawn we went up the west coast of Holland to Ijmuiden and since strong northerlies were forecast we decided to go inland to Amsterdam via the North Sea Canal. It was a mild sunny day and the navigation was easy.
We got to the Amsterdam Marina, which is about 2 miles north of the city center at about 1300H and what a nice marina it was. Great staff and the best shower facilities I've seen since Singapore's 118 marina. They even had a bath!
We took the ferry boat into the town center and had a walkabout and some dinner and generally played the tourist.
After a good boat wash down we left at about 1000H and motored through the city to a lock and a drawbridge and then into the Ijselmeer.
Very brisk northerlies as predicted and the lake is very shallow. We stopped for the night at the delightful village of Volandam/Edam.
Tomorrow, we go north again and out of Den Helder. Hopefully, the weather will comply for us going around the corner and into the Elbe Estuary.
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| the facilities at the Amsterdam Marina |
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| A bathtub with a view! |
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| the famous red light district in Amsterdam. That is not a mannequin in the window. |
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| some big shoes |
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| typical Amsterdam canal scene |
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| the lock and bridge entering the North sea Canal |
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