Enkhuisen to Harlingen - Santa Cruz, CA - CycleBlaze

Enkhuisen to Harlingen

Information of Stavoren fish
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Map of Stavoren
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That’s a fish!
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Tom FlournoyThat is a very detailed sculpture! I especially like the scales. It looks like a carp perhaps. -Mark
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Karen PoretTo Tom FlournoyUnfortunately there’s no fact about this fish, other than the knowledge it’s 1) a nod to the town’s history with fish and 2) the sculpture is modeled after “one fish, two fish”, as in the chain of what eats what, so to speak…
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Karen PoretTo Karen PoretMark.. here’s more..

The Stavoren sculpture is based upon a Dutch painting and not an actual fish type..
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Tom FlournoyTo Karen PoretThat's why it looks prettier than a carp. -Mark
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Rock atop the red hill
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Red Hill ( cliff)
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Farmer laying the hose for water in fields
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No idea what this is for or why it’s being showcased! Anyone know?
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Bill ShaneyfeltMaybe antique cheese cart?
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Karen PoretTo Bill ShaneyfeltIf so, Bill.. why is there a fish on the top of the cart “ handle”? I will pry some more and hopefully get an answer! Thanks!!
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Karen PoretTo Bill ShaneyfeltFINALLY an answer about the “what is this”… It is a “herring cart”.. The seller stood in a semi-circle, having a knife in one of the metal legs.. ( the sheath is visible) The side he would be working from could slide forward and backward-depending on the amount of fish on the cart!
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More big shoes outside in Hindeloopen
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Tom FlournoyDo you know why they wear wooden clogs? And why (presumably) only in the Netherlands? -Mark
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Karen PoretTo Tom FlournoyYes..the farmers wear them, mostly because of the mud. ( it’s a rural thing) and part of their Dutch heritage.
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Tom FlournoyTo Karen PoretMakes sense since I presume they would be easy to wash off. -Mark
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Bell and clock tower in Hindeloopen
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Weight display in the Jopie Huisman museum in Workum
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The Bat fountain in Bolsward
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City Hall in Bolsward
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Frisian “ owl board”.. originally the owls would burrow in here above the stable and catch the mice. The curved detail of the swan inward indicates the property is paid in full; if the swan is in the opposite direction, it’s still being paid out!
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Today's ride: 38 miles (61 km)
Total: 1,159 miles (1,865 km)

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