27 September 2015
This morning dawned bright and sunny with, again, a near total absence of wind. We had a stroll around the town taking a few snaps.
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| Early morning sun on the breakwater at Urk |
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| Looking North towards Lemmer and Friesland |
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| The famous lighthouse in Urk |
When the Ijsselmeer was the Zuiderzee, Urk was an island and therefore this lighthouse was of great navigational importance. We think that is is great that it has not been decommissioned and still shines out every night. One flash every 5 seconds with a range of 18 miles - nautical miles, that is (33km).
Back on the boat for a coffee and just before noon we cast off our lines for our trip to Elburg.
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| Departure from Urk |
As we were not in a rush we kept the revs to just above idle (850rpm) which gave us a sedate 3.2 knots. It also meant that we could barely hear the engine. At 1245 we went under the Ketelbrug which carries the A6 motorway.
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| Looking back at the Ketelbrug |
Locked through the Roggebotsluis at 1515 and, having upped the revs a bit, arrived at the town quay in Elburg at 1700, five hours and 18 miles after we left Urk. We stayed three nights on the town quay for €17 per night with coin-operated electricity at 50c per 'unit'.
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| Alongside at Elburg, halfway through the first beer. |
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| Same place |
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| Pirramimma catching the last of the evening sun |
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| Flat calm |
Next morning was a bit different:
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| Misty morning |
… but it soon warmed up to another flat calm and sunny day with a great sunset again:
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| Late evening, Elburg |
/Rich
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