16th - 18th August 2018. On to Deinze, then the lovely river Leie to join the Gent Ringvaart to Schipdonk, before going on to Bruges.

From Kortrijk we followed the commercial part of the Leie, then turned off to go to Deinze, where we just missed seeing a major cycle race, which was lapping through the town.

It is a pleasant mooring in Deinze.

These wooden carvings were our favourite part of the church.

Carrying on out of Deinze, early next morning, we were able to admire many fine houses along the attractive river Leie.

We managed to go underneath Astene lift bridge, having removed our front flag, passing some older boats there.

This is really a lovely river.

This is one of the many gorgeous houses to be seen along the riverside.

I love this reflection.

Sweeping lawns are obviously the thing to have.

Some houses have a lot of glass.

They seem to be rather a public sort of house to have!

From the river Leie we joined the Gent Ringvaart, which is a major commercial waterway.

The Ringvaart has main roads running along both sides of it, as can be seen by the lorries on each side of us. The traffic is so noisy!

After the Ringvaart, we did a tricky left turn at a big crossroads, on to the Gent-Oostende canal, which is a huge canal at this point. We moored at Schipdonk lock, where barges are turning on to this canal, having bypassed Deinze, and the pretty river Leie.

Carrying on on Saturday, the canal from here to Bruges is smaller. We met a huge 2000 ton barge along here, with four unhappy cruisers stuck behind him!

The swing bridge at Gentpoort is just before our turning in to the Coupure Port in Bruges.

We are booked in here for two nights, while we explore the city.