Jacob van Lennep route, Part 41 (Arnemuiden - Oude Tonge) 2 days

Rain
Saturday August 30. Van Lennep is getting shorter and shorter. It's clear: he doesn't feel like it anymore. Veere is the last village on Walcheren that they visit. A rowing boat takes them to Noord-Beveland. They eat something in Wissenkerke and Kortgene, after which they walk in the pouring rain to Colijnsplaat. After much effort they arrange a crossing. The skipper wants to cram them into the forecastle, but the travelers are not happy with that."So we stayed on the deck and let the rain make us even wetter than we already were during the 45 minutes of the crossing.\\\" At Schouwen-Duiveland they spend the night in Zierikzee.

Miserable fate
On Sunday morning, Van Lennep and Van Hogendorp attend mass in the large church, after which they walk through the city. They compare the beautiful wide canal with the Oude Schans in Amsterdam. The innkeeper tells them when the water level is favorable for the crossing to Goeree-Overflakkee. When we arrived in Bruinisse, the water level turned out to be much too low. Van Lennep feels cheated:"We were forced to spend the night there in the ferry house. We submitted to our miserable fate.\\\"

And that is where Van Lennep's travel report ends. Yet the young men were not yet home. The last stage of the tour was based on Dirk van Hogendorp's diary.

You cross the Veerse Meer via the Veere - Kamperland bicycle and foot ferry. You can also take a detour via Vrouwenpolder. Follow junctions 36, 32, 31, 30, 3 and 2 to reach junction 1 on the route.
Due to the lack of stations on this part of the route, an overnight stay in Oude Tonge is necessary. Route.nl advises Hotel Restaurant Lely.

Floor sources
-Jakob van Lennep," The summer of 1823": part 3, chapter 4.
-Geert Mak, The summer of 1823 as a television series : episodes 6 and 9.
-Maya Schepers, The summer of 1823 as a radio series : episode 9.