Our next destination after Grou was a marina located in the northern part of Leeuwarden (pop. 90.000). Leaving at noon we were able to navigate through the shallow water in the Grou harbour and find the right canal based on the map given to me by Etienne. Under motor power we reached Leeuwarden after 3 hours - a trip of only 11 NM.
After refueling Jennifer we tried to pass through the central part of Leeuwarden on our way to the city's marina. Before getting there we had to pass a railway bridge and after a few phone calls to the bridge keeper it was opened for us.
Another bridge waited 0.5 mile further up the canal. After one hour of phone calls it became clear to us that this bridge will never be opened for us. An off duty bridge keeper, who happened to pass by Jennifer on his bicycle, confirmed this to Tore and told him that we had to backtrack 8 miles in order to get to the right canal to pass through central Leeuwarden on our onward journey. He also told Tore that all the bridges ahead and behind us will be closed from now on and until tomorrow at 9 AM.
At the time of writing this we are consequently locked in between two bridges with no chance of getting out before tomorrow morning. Jennifer and her crew will now be spending the night in a waterway cul de sac.
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