{"id":1303,"date":"2016-05-06T08:07:12","date_gmt":"2016-05-06T08:07:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mortimer.ca\/?p=1303"},"modified":"2016-05-06T08:07:12","modified_gmt":"2016-05-06T08:07:12","slug":"may-5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.mortimer.ca\/?p=1303","title":{"rendered":"May 5"},"content":{"rendered":"

Canal from Plassendale to Brugge was larger and very quiet, until I met a convoy of 20 boats close together. This is because they only raise the bridges for convoys of boats- and when I arrived, no convoy, so I had to wait for more than an hour. No big deal: the weather is finally great. The convoy posed a real nuisance for a single rower as the wakes built up. He was upset and bailing constantly. He waved nicely to me as I crept by with little wake.<\/p>\n

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a different type of swing bridge<\/p><\/div>\n

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the main bridge I had to wait for<\/p><\/div>\n

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Brugge canal- but only for tourist tour boats<\/p><\/div>\n

Brugge is a wonderful place where I’ve been before by car, and shared time there with both my family and with friends. My daughter and I climbed both bell towers and enjoyed the carillon. Probably one of my first major ‘bell-infections’!<\/p>\n

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windmill near city walls of Brugge<\/p><\/div>\n

After making the arrival into the city-center mooring area, I was informed that there was a big parade starting shortly. I hurried into the main square, and found a vantage point. There will be lots more in the next posting about this event, with lots of pictures.<\/p>\n

I’m spending the next day visiting and re-visiting Brugge. Then, on to Ghent.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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