October 1 - 2, 2009 - Holland, Michigan

More time in Holland, waiting for the weather to break. Another gale blew in on Friday, so we decided to wait it out. In fact, we will wait for another week here, as Marty is due at a board meeting at Michigan Tech on Tuesday. Jerry will wait on Monarch, with the chore list, for her to return.

In the meantime, we enjoy Holland. What a great spot to cool our heels! (And cool it is, with nightly lows in the 40s!)
We looked over the aft deck and were surprised to see a freighter creeping along the narrow and shallow channel away from the port of Holland. It probably came to “feed” the power plant in town.

Playing tourist, we visited DerKlomp Wooden Shoe and Delftware Factory.

The Wooden Shoe Factory can customize wooden shoes, and paints all types of designs on them.

Of course, Marty had to try them on for size! But they are not available with Top-Sider soles, and so would be of little use on the boat!

Next to the Factory, Veldheer’s Tulip Farm is Michigan’s only tulip perennial garden, with more than 600 varieties of bulbs. Visitors were not allowed into the garden today, as this is fall planting time.