Pottering up the Vecht

The man who came to collect his 10 euros for our mooring told us that it was market day in Weesp today – if we had known, we might not have bothered to stop at the little supermarket in Amsterdam. But you can never know. Anyway, it was just a stroll into the centre of the village:

The first sight that greeted us was a copiously provided fruit and veg stand, with just a few strawberries on offer:

As well as plenty of cherries (/still in season here in the north), peaches etc etc. The market also had very attractive plant stalls:

All along the waterways we have admired the way the Dutch keep their gardens, and I guess that means buying plants from time to time. We dropped in at the bakery for get some crackers and a couple of rolls ...

... and admired the patience of this would-be customer at the fish stall:

In fact, we bought probably our last helping of kibeling to heat up for lunch. Delicious they were, too.

It was windy when we set off, with a dramatic sky:

A pleasant run up the river Vecht, which we have travelled before, but not in this direction. Windmills, of course – one or two turning, which is always good to see:

We were struck by the practicality of this method of trimming and fertilizing your lawn at the same time:

And also by yet more houses for sale – Te Koop – including this quite palatial number:

We don’t want to arrive too early at the marina tomorrow – not a very interesting spot – so decided to moor up quite early this afternoon to give us a full day’s cruise tomorrow: once more through the centre of Utrecht, though North to South for a change, and this time without stopping, rather than bypassing it on the commercial Rhine-Amsterdam canal.

And that will be the final day of our long cruise: Thursday will be chores: cleaning etc, then  Friday morning we are due to meet our BlaBlaCar ride at 7.30 for the long drive back to St Jean de Losne, where we hope to find our car, and that it starts!