Jos' Boat Trip Sepember 30 2025

 Jos' Boat Trip 2025

Bommenede Harbor

September30, 2025

We overnighted in this little harbour which is absolutely stunning.  Unlike a lot of the harbours we have seen which have hundreds if not thousands of boats this harbour has only four boats in it.  This harbour is a national park so you are only allowed to stay a few days and there are no services save for a garbage bin and a porta potty.  

This morning we had planned an 84 kms ride so we were up early and got underway about 9:00 am.  This was going to be the longest ride I had done since back in early May when we on Rockies IV down in Cranbrook.   I was a little apprehensive as the forecast was calling for rain and 20 kms wind.  In fact we had decided to reverse the course direct so as to better manage the increasing afternoon wind. The sky was pretty dark and foreboding but Jos said it would only be a little sprinkling.  OK.  

At about the 16 kms mark we were riding along the top of this dyke and there were quite a few puddles so it had rained quite hard not long ago.  However the sky was clearing and things were really looking better.  Wind was not blowing and was totally still.  Jos posed by a sign warning of Wildrooster. Not sure that motorists need to be warned of wildroosters but there it was.  

The sun peaking through the clouds and there were a lot of really nice views across the polder lands and from the tops of the dykes.  

We had hoped to see some pink flamingos in this one nesting site but no luck.   A few ducks and a bunch of Canadian geese seem to have moved in.  

For lunch we stopped and had fish and chips which were excellent.  The fish was cut into small bite sized pieces and lightly battered.  It was great.

After lunch we had only 20 kms to go but the wind had come up and so we had a headwind for the last 20 kms.  I was glad that it was only 20 kms as I was feeling pretty tired.   When we got in the harbour was filled with jelly fish.  

So we made our 84 kms and never got rained on and had only a minimal amount of wind.  What a great day.  

Terry