European Mountains and Rivers Day 26 – Veere

A real bleak grey overcast day today. We stopped at a town called Veere on an island near the North Sea. The waters around the island have been cut off from the ocean by the Delta Works storm barriers.

The town has a fascinating history. In the 10th century the fishermen from here starting selling part of their catches into Scotland. The relationship grew till they were appointed the offical port to handle all imports of Scottish wool into the Netherlands.

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So the town boomed for a while and to show its importance they tried to build a church bigger than any in the neighbouring towns. Unfortunately they ran out of money and it was never finished. It is a concert and exhibition space today.

The town itself is like you have walked into a story book. The school and kindergarten don’t have any fences around them.

Here is a shot of their town hall

Our second last night on the boat tonight and we are having the farewell dinner. It has all gone so quickly.