We finally got our shipment from Rotterdam on July 1, ending the Saga of the Stuff. There was still a wait for a packet of mail to come but that arrived July 9. On July 10, we sailed from Stavoren to Enkhuizen and have since moved on through Hoorn, Amsterdam, and Muiden. I am writing this in Weesp.
Enkhuizen is known for hosting a major port of the Dutch East India Company, at one time, the biggest company in the world.
One time offices of the Dutch East India Company
It was in Enkhuizen, at the Jachthaven Buyshaven that I first noticed that whenever we checked into a marina, someone would hoist an American flag. While in the clubhouse there we witnessed the defeat of Netherlands in the World Cup football finals. (more…)
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