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| A permanent resident at Aeolus |
Tuesday 2 August. Brilliant sunshine from early morning allowed a bit of mopping down in the dew, laundry. tidying up, and some forward route-planning.
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| Enthusiastic evening canal boaters |
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| Ours was not the largest boat |
In between times (most of the time, truth to tell) we watched in admiration as no less than three 50ft yachts entered and berthed, turning around in a pool which was onle a few feet wider than the boats were long. (One of these, we learned from a google look-up, was currently on the market for USD 975K.)
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| Bike-stop |
As we waited for Hayley’s arrival, we had a great afternoon out in town –shopping, sightseeing and doing a mini-tour of pavement– and canal-side cafes, watching all shapes and sizes of both people and boats, especially the “dinner cruisers” which glided deftly through small bridges with only inches to spare.
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| Hayley's first taste of Amsterdam |
Hayley landed on time, and caught the inter-city from Schiphol, which came in at the other side of the station, so it took a couple of texts to get to the fond welcomes, and the first “taste of the town” at another canalside table. This was conveniently situated near the by-now-familiar “RLD”, which was as gob-smacking as ever (and which led to a very interesting discussion, later, on board, over a few drinks). Somewhat worn-out by our perambulations, we embarked on the new experience of taking a “bicycle taxi” to a regular taxi station, and from there it was a quick whizz “home” via the tunnel under the river......
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