We arrived in time for the Yearly Collectors Fair which is partly collector’s stalls and partly antiques or upmarket stalls. It was really interesting to see what collectors collect.
There were the most amazing displays. This fellow had a display of toy poker machines.
There was even special poker loo paper
Andries Timmerman collects fire alarm sprinklers and shows them all over Europe. He said he would love to get in touch with anyone in Australia who collects them so he can swap.
The man on this stall made the most beautiful cutouts. I love the idea of the family tree.
Our friends Max and Geertje live in Joure and came over for drinks and Diane and John arrived in their boat Dijon and joined us.
One of the many ballooning companies around Joure lifted one of their balloons in the evening from the grassed campervan area beside the marina.
Next stop was Kuikhorne and Eibertsnest Marina where we will leave the boat until 2011.
Hans has a marvellous hydraulic lifter to take the boat out and transport it to the hardstand, it is so much better than having it wave in the breeze on straps.
Courlis is now back up on hardstand and all winterised ready to leave.
Edi and Otto were in the harbour so it was lovely to catch up with them. Edi cooked us some lovely german meals and were great company as we packed up and winterised the boat.
We said our goodbyes and caught the train to Ijmuiden to spend a few days with Liz before heading home, of course being Australian Liz had vegemite was on the table to remind us of home.
While there we visited Amsterdam travelling down the Nordzee canal by Hydrofoil ferry.
It was raining and everyone had raincoats on even the bicycles. I like the blue coat which is like a wearable umbrella.
We spent the day wandering around seeing the sights of Amsterdam.
A typical scenes along the canals.
Making use of every bit of outdoor space for summer gardens.
Sightseeing in Rembrandt Square.
On the way to the markets Kevin visited the boys room on the street. If only it was so easy for girls!!
In the markets we saw some interesting T Shirts and other things.
Foot is sporting a little black number now and going well.
Soon it was time to say goodbye to Liz and make our way to Schipol and the flight home.
Another wonderful year in the Netherlands.
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