In the ditch

The "Drente canal " gets narrower as we ascend it. We are being locked up 6 locks and ascend a total of 11 meters.
That is a lot for Holland.
The bridge in this picture is for bikes only, and is a swing bridge manually operated.

Just honk the horn three times and someone comes out of a home close to the bridge and opens it for you.









We never get tired of seeing cattle grazing by the canal.

This day is one of the few sunny days we have seen in Holland, as you can tell by the shadow the trees cast in the field.

















The last lock we passed through today descended again as we moved further north. This is the biggest drop we have seen in Holland. The drop was 5 meters.

Joanne is getting strong muscles handling the lines in all those locks!!!