Lock

It is crowded in the lock in Almere. Many people didn't go abroad for holidays because of the Corona but we have a lot of water in our own country to have a nice time.

Here they go.

Summertime

We have a few locks in Almere Haven to pass the waterlevel from the canals to the Gooilake. It is hollidays time now so it is a bit crowded to get in.

And than wait until the level is reached, it is all self service, no lockkeeper, it works electrically.

The lockdoors open and the boats can leave. Linking to "Our World Tuesday"

The Lock of Muiden

Last weekend we had walked in the surroundings of the little city of Muiden and ended at one of the most pretty terraces there. We sat on the waterfront close to one of the most navigated locks of this area.

With the sunny weather many Dutch had started the boating season.

The bridge over the lock that dates from 1870, had to be openend every ten minutes and it turnes completely aside.

Mostly the ships that pass are not that big as this huge three-master that hardly fitted in the lock.

It passed by so close, we had a good look at this seaworthy ship.

After that some smaller boats passed, here with dog on board.

This is always the most funny part of the show. As the lock is very narrow, the boats have to maneuver for fitting  in. Many eldery couples have a boat and the man is always on the steering wheel and the woman stands in the front with the rope. She has to throw the rope to the shore side and fasten it which she not always manages to do at a time. The man then often starts shouting at her and with the terraces so close to it everybody is enjoying this performance. This lock is famous for these hilarious shows and that's why the terraces are always loaded with people here.

And for the delicious Tapas dish for two of course.

Houtrib locks

These are the Houtrib locks, a lock complex on the route between Amsterdam and Lemmer in Lelystad. The complex was opened in 1975 and constist of two locks and a sluice. The Houtribdike separates the IJssellake from the Markerlake. The locks are each 190 m long and 18 m wide, they are suitable for vessels up to 5,000 tons. Every year some 88.000 ships pass through the locks. The sluice consists of six openings are sealed with steel lift gates.

The bridges are about 7 feet above the main water level.

I tried to make a photo of the "defecating Man" of my post of  December 4th sitting on the locks.