5th August.
One night back in Ghent, doing odd jobs like mending windscreen wiper motors, and washing floor mats then off for the weekend down the River Leie.
The River Leie is 24km of picturesque winding river, a bit like the upper Thames, with large willow trees on the waters edge, and beautiful houses with their manicured gardens coming down to the rivers edge. Fields of cows, little docks and jetties, with little restaurants and cafes on the water edge with no regard for health and Safety ( just love it !!)
Luckily we went down river on a cold Saturday morning so none of the many many pleasure day boats were out. On our arrival via another route back in Ghent on a beautifully sunny hot Sunday at lunch time, it was like a bloody motorway of all types of craft going past us out for the day and so noisy that Max couldn’t even get his afternoon nap in peace. 
The River Leie….What can we say!!, $$$$ large beautifully kept houses, all ages, styles and designs !! I reckon I should charge somebody for this advertising… !!
Old and new boats,
We love this guys roof garden, grain sacks, beer bottles and artfully placed stones !!!!
Of course to keep all these lawn looking beautiful, you have endless water from the river and a variety of lawn mowing techniques…
And lots and lots of these
automatic ones.
Coming into Dienze, the lovely lifting bridge. We had to phone the lock keeper who was a really jolly fellow, who wound the bridge up by hand.
Lovely quiet town of Dienze with Church, drawbridge, and a joy for Max as there was a big weekend ‘’ Dog Agility Competition’’, but luckily far enough away not to hear them all night from the camp site..
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