Up to the "Drentsche Hooftvaart"

As I mentioned before we are on our last trip before putting Le reve to bed for the winter. The route we are taking is part of the "Turf Route" but actually called the "Three province route". The route takes us through Overijsel, Drente and Groningen.

This inland container ship is rather large for the inland waterways.

Meppel seems to be the container depot for the surrounding areas.








Our stay on the wall in Meppel.

It seems as though we are docked right in the front yard of the people living on the canal.

The down town area was within easy walking distance, and as it turned out it was market day when we were there.

















Our first stop after Meppel was "Dieverbrug" One third of the way up the "Drente canal".

The lock was just deep enough to allow Le reve to pass over the sill.











The sheep are peacefully grazing beside the canal, however should the dike break they will get wet feet, as the water level is higher than the field.