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Our first stop after Amsterdam was the Gouwzee, a small shallow bay that was created when the island of Marken was connected to the mainland. Volendam and Marken were prosperous fishing towns in the 17th century. After the Zuiderzee was drained and the inland waters cut off from the North Sea the fishing industry was destroyed. Today these towns survive from tourism. We choose Volendam as our first stop since it was within walking distance to Edam. Having eaten so much Edam cheese in our lives we wanted to visit the town. Tenaya's draft is 2 meters and the channel leading into the harbor is 2.2 meters but we had no problem as it was well bouyed. Once inside we tied up on the quiet side of the town harbor.
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In the summer the town is filled with tourists. Even in October there were a number of tour buses from Amsterdam. We heard more American english spoken than we had all summer! It was a charming town and walking the back streets allowed us to see many traditional houses. One tourist attraction we did not see was the Volendams Museum. Our tour book said it had a display of 11 million cigar bands, pasted into collages of famous sites like the Statue of Liberty and St. Peter's in Rome. We had a delicious dinner in local restaurant, Catherine's. We ordered a collection of 10 different types of seafood, all quite tasty. One of our favorite foods now is something we had never tried before we came to the Netherlands - smoked eel from the local waters. It's similar to smoked salmon only tastier. Rather than sail the couple of miles to Marken we decided to take a ferry.
An enjoyable ride through the Gouwzee to Marken. The next day we walked to Edam.
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