Jacob van Lennep route, Part 18 (Heerenveen - Steenwijk)

Welfare
On Wednesday 9 July, Van Lennep and Van Hogendorp arrive in Heerenveen. They drink a coffee in the Herenlogement and take a walk through the village where"(...) prosperity smiled at us everywhere\\\". A little later it pours, so the travellers go to Joure by carriage. After an overnight stay, they continue via Sloten, Wijckel and Lemmer: places they have been before and which are also part of the fourth stage . That is why the cycle route now takes you along the Tjeukemeer to Kuinre. Van Lennep writes that Kuinre consists"(...) of a row of houses that were built lengthwise. They collapse from old age\\\".

Weather ribs
Van Lennep and Van Hogendorp then continue to Blokzijl. The cycle route takes you to Steenwijk Station. A detour that shows you the rugged landscape of Weerribben-Wieden National Park. Here you can still experience something of the silence and untouched nature of the Netherlands in 1823. In the fifth radio episode, Maya Schepers visits the De Weerribben Visitor Centre, which is located just outside Ossenzijl. She interviews a woman who lived in a peat-cutting house until 1956. A life without luxury.

In-depth sources
-Jakob van Lennep," The Summer of 1823": part 2, chapter 3.
-Geert Mak, The summer of 1823 as a television series : episode 5.
-Maya Schepers, The summer of 1823 as a radio series : episode 5.