Buying a boat

It has happened - this week we finally bought a boat!

We have been looking for a nice, not too big boat already for some months, but didn't manage to find anything what we would like and be able to afford. Initially we wanted to have a boat before Queen's Day, so we would be able to have a boat party then. Time was getting closer and closer, so we needed to act.

As the best way to buy pretty much anything is doing it on Marktplaats, Michael was checking a lot of advertisements for second hand boats with engine and reasonable price. After e-mail to a couple of boat owners, we went to see one of them.

We were lucky - the boat was nice and with engine, the price was affordable and the boat owners were nice. As the girl is pregnant, they are selling the boat to buy a bigger one for themselves - so not trying to get ride of it simply like that.

None of us had a boat before, so we don't really know how to use i

t - therefore a small "test" was needed, where the guy showed us how to use and navigate the boat. This weekend we are going to pick it up, clean it and wonder around Amsterdam canals a

bit!

It is too small for a party on Queen's Day as maximum 3-4 people can fit in the boat (depending how "big" they are), so this idea will not be realised. But at first we need to figure out if we can handle a boat and then - maybe - in the future we can buy a bigger one. :)

Interested to join us on a boat? We still have one free space there, so just let me know when you are around!