August 24 & 25, 2007
Gouda-Montfoort: 3 1/2 hours
Montfoort-Maurik: 7 hours
Definitely we are heading home now, going further east on the Hollandse IJssel. Leaving Gouda via its museum harbour, just before the lock Mallegatsluis.
Museum harbour Gouda
We have done this stretch several times before (see earlier posts on this blog), but it never bores. Passing by the pittoresq village Oudewater, very worthwhile to stop and have a few hours walk around, but not this time. We have a stop at Montfoort, where our younger son and daughter-in-law visit us. Montfoort has a lot free places on the municipal quays - but because of a fair tomorrow almost all are occupied.
Narrow river at Oudewater
Next day we read on teletext the barriers in the Rhine are still opened, releasing the abundant water from upstream Rhine. Which means that if we would enter the Rhine at Nieuwegein, we would need to crawl against high current quite some time. So we decide to make a detour, and take the Merwedekanaal and Amsterdam-Rijn kanaal instead. Less attractive but it brings us back to the Rhine at Wijk bij Duurstede - close to our home base Maurik. with only a few miles to crawl.
With some beautiful days and a marvelous sunset at Maurik this "Biesbosch tour" ends.
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