Exploring Groningen, Netherlands and on to Zoutcamp Sept 10 - Sept 15, 2014

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September 15th 2014

Published: January 5th 2016

Our next destination after leaving Delfzijl was Groningen. There is a province in the Netherlands called Groningen, but it is also the name of the largest city in the north of the Netherlands. As we travel through the canals we pass farm land complete with sheep, cattle and horses. There are many homes and farms with grass roofs and some are decorated with intricate wood cut outs of white swans... Read Full Entry

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Bob & Janice Waller

s v Tsamaya

Like so many others we love to travel and we love to sail so cruising makes a lot of sense. Janice has retired from Cornell as a business manager and Bob has retired from South Seneca school district as the high school principal. It's time to sell the house, get rid of whatever doesn't fit on our 40 foot Caliber LRC named Tsamaya (this means Travel Well in Setswana) and set off to see the world. Our reasons for publishing this blog is twofold, first to keep in touch with our friends and family and secondly to share our experiences. If you would like to receive notification when we have added ... full info

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The Water Tower Has Been Renovated

to be a conference center complete with dining/bar area!

Views of the Conference Center in the Water Tower

One floor is meeting area, 2nd floor is dining area

The Martini Tower (named after St. Martin)

The silver miniature was located at the art musuem

The 15th C. Gothic Martini Church (St. Martin)

The organ dates from before 1450

Examples of Barges and their interiors

shown at the Maritime Museum

Exhibit showing the engines of the various boats

at the Maritime Museum

Women & children used to pull the barges

along the canals as shown here

The Academic Building built in 1909

You can always see lots of bicycles parked here

Wooden Carvings at the Nieuwe Kerk (Church)

The Nieuwe Church Was Open on Monument Day

with music playing & the tower open to climb up for a view

We Climbed the Tower at the Nieuwe Church

It was quite the staircase!

A Few Views of the Town from the Nieuwe Church Tower

A Concert Given at the PelsterKerk (church)

on Monument Day

The Pelsterkerk Organ

Thanks to the Canadians For Their Help in WWII

City Hall dates from 1810

Bullet Holes on City Hall - Proof of the Damage of WWII

Plenty of Bridges on the Way Out of Town

Seeing Lots of Cows, Sheep, Horses & Farmhouses

a beautiful area to "sail" through!

Yes, that is a white beach we saw on the canal!

The perfect view of all things Dutch -

The windmill, the sailing ship, bridges & canals

5th January 2016

D MJ Binkley
Dave and Merry Jo Binkley

Groningen
You have a good life and we enjoy reading your travels.

6th January 2016

s v Tsamaya
Bob & Janice Waller

Thanks for following us!
Dave - yes, we do enjoy our lifestyle and are looking forward to getting back to the boat in the spring and do more exploring in Europe. Now trying to balance between being in the US to help with family and our travel bug!

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