June 20, 2007Joure - Goëngahuizen, 5 hours
Today our aim is to go to Princenhof, Eernewoude. Frankly, everyone goes there, so why not us? This famous area for yachts looks promising because its numerous mooring places on small islands, but it can be crowded. Today, we will not reach this destination.
Our plan is to go an indirect route, via Akkrum, a choice for the small waterways, instead of the main route (with commercial traffic) which is the Prinses Margrietkanaal. So we go north via the Scheensloot to Sneekermeer, where turn starboard passing the bridge at Heerenzijl. Than curving the little islands to the Meinesloot.
Just too late to take the first bridge in Akkrum before bridge keepers lunch break... After lunch we continue our way, going sharp starboard with the intention to head for the Zijlroede further up north. Other ships follow, but most go port side. 
Silly us, we ignored the big yellow sign on the shore that says: Can't pass the railway bridge because construction work until July 25. So return needed, no other way than after all go via the main route Margrietkanaal anyhow.
Silly us, we ignored the big yellow sign on the shore that says: Can't pass the railway bridge because construction work until July 25. So return needed, no other way than after all go via the main route Margrietkanaal anyhow.At Grou we consider to stay there for the night. But the weather has improved after a rather dark morning, though with quite some wind. Maybe we can find a sheltered place on the Pikmeer or Wijde or Peanster Ee? Were on the brink 
to return to Grou, because the fierce wind blowing, as we discover a rather small entrance which leads to the Modderige Poel ("muddy pond"). Doesn't sound very promising (if not to say rather scary, when the beeps of my depth meter indicate 40 cm left below the bottom). Fortunately, it doesn't become less. There, at this "muddy pond" we find the most beautiful Marrekrite. All, for us alone, sheltered by the waving riet. All night we are enjoying the most beautiful views, with now and than a small sailing yacht passing by, and the balloons around (Joure is balloon city, and has its balloon shows this weeks).
to return to Grou, because the fierce wind blowing, as we discover a rather small entrance which leads to the Modderige Poel ("muddy pond"). Doesn't sound very promising (if not to say rather scary, when the beeps of my depth meter indicate 40 cm left below the bottom). Fortunately, it doesn't become less. There, at this "muddy pond" we find the most beautiful Marrekrite. All, for us alone, sheltered by the waving riet. All night we are enjoying the most beautiful views, with now and than a small sailing yacht passing by, and the balloons around (Joure is balloon city, and has its balloon shows this weeks).
When we see the pictures after our return, we wonder: how many colours blue can you have?
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