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 stroll through the village where"(...) prosperity smiled at us everywhere\\\". A little later it pours, so that the travelers go to Joure in a carriage. After an overnight stay, they continue via Sloten, Wijckel and Lemmer: places where they have been before and which are also part of the fourth stage . That is why the cycle route now leads you along the Tjeukemeer to Kuinre. Van Lennep writes that Kuinre consists"(...) of a row of houses built lengthwise. They collapse from 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 the silence and the pristine nature of the Netherlands from 1823. In the fifth radio episode, Maya Schepers visits De Weerribben Visitor Center, which is located just outside Ossenzijl. She interviews a woman who lived in a peat house until 1956. A life without luxury.

Floor 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.