Saturday morning was very wet but still with some decent periods of sunshine between the showers. We rented two bicycles and went for a ride around the Marken peninsula.
Marken town itself is a traditional village, a bit too picturesque. "Tourist trap" comes to mind. It does have a delightful.well preserved church.
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| Classical boats in the Marken harbour. |
Even on land the wind was so strong it was difficult to cycle. We went to see the lighthouse, this time from the land side and returned to Monickedam with the ferry.
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| The "Paard van Marken", the landlubbers view. |
During the night the gales came out in full force. Even in the most protected corner of the very sheltered harbour, Mekicevica was swaying all night, with the wind whistling furiously on the rigging. I was convinced that something on the mast top was going to break.
