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After crossing the Ijsselmeer, the towns of Lemmer, Stavoren, and Haarlingen are your three options for continuing on the Staand Mastroute<\/a> (SMR) across Friesland. Our ultimate goal was the route\u2019s farthest starting\/end point, Delfzijl. To get there, Harlingen is the quickest option as it sits on the main commercial canal. Popular with non-commercial traffic, Lemmer offers the longest and most scenic route. Stavoren sits between the two and splits the difference. We opted for Stavoren. Leaving the Ijsselmeer and joining Friesland\u2019s canals meant negotiating a lock. After giving way to a long parade of sailing barges, we entered the lock, tied up and slowly rose the required metre then headed east. Our first stop was Sneek (pronounced Snits for reasons only Sneekers understand).<\/p>\n

Sneek-y<\/h6>\n

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Sneek claims it is the centre of Dutch water sports. In the warm summer sun and gentle 12 knot breezes, we saw hundreds of sailboats, sailing barges, rowers, windsurfers, and power boats buzzing about the inland lakes just south of the city. Sailing up the main canal we found the perfect spot on a robust municipal pontoon. It came with water and electricity, too.<\/p>\n

Within 20 minutes of tying up, however, the harbour master rode up on his bicycle, looking for all the world like Sergeant Carter of Gomer Pyle fame. He chastised us for tying up to the water point and informed us we couldn\u2019t stay. \u201cBut we need lots of water!\u201d, Carol protested. That got a chuckle out of him. He pointed across the river and said we could moor behind a large stinkpot. Then added, \u201cThe town is empty, by the way. Lots of places to tie up there.\u201d After filling Aleta with water we headed for town.<\/p>\n

Passing through a bascule bridge, the narrow canal urged us forward as far as the next bridge. Rather than delay our departure with an additional bridge opening, we pulled over in front of a sailboat from the UK, crewed by Simon and Pauline. Tall, with salt and pepper hair, and wearing sweatpants that Carol found attractive, Simon helped us tie off our lines. Then we chatted for a few minutes about the SMR by way of introducing ourselves.<\/p>\n

He said they\u2019d been traveling for a few weeks, and we were the first non-Dutch\/ Belgian\/ German boat they\u2019d seen. It seems the Brits either don\u2019t know about the canals or choose to ignore them. Which is a pity, or a joy, depending on how you feel about the British.<\/p>\n

The quayside began filling up as the evening wore on, but things on the whole were quiet. Carol spent a few minutes feeding a family of moorhens stale bread sticks. The little ones would cheep and call, while mum and dad kept them from paddling forward. But the chicks were always fed first from the small handfuls of crumbs cast overboard.<\/p>\n

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