Spending the Day Navigating the Canals

The school rented a three-story "party-boat" (partyboot.nl) for all new hires and some returning teachers for the day. We had cocktails, a lovely lunch, and 5 hours leisurely going down the canals of Holland past some beautiful countryside. It started out to be threatening weather, but ended up beautiful. We met some very interesting people ("So..HOW LONG did you live in Zimbabwe?") and had a great time. There were stoplights for boats as the bridges went up for us, and even one part where the canal went ABOVE the expressway! (How did they DO that?) Anyhow, it was a great first step into the ASH family!