End of the cruise

Our last day on the waterways.  We cruised from Fintele to Nieuwpoort, through the lift bridge at Knokkebrug and into the marina where we are now tied up.  It was an exceptionally hot day, 33 degrees, extremely unpleasant.  We really don't like the heat and now that summer has arrived we are quite happy to go home.  We will return in September with the cooler conditions. 

Just after we tied up, Lynn and Shaun arrived in Elle, back from a brief sojourn in France.  We will our last two nights together.

Tomorrow is packing up day.  Cleaning the boat, the fridge, the cooker, laundry, packing bags, taking down the bimini,etc.  We leave early on Sunday:  tram to Oostende, train to Brussels, train to Schiphol Airport, plane to Lisbon on Monday and another plane to Horta on Tuesday.

And that's it.  Our first cruise is over.