2015 European waterway cruise – Netherlands – Enkhuizen to Alkmaar Leaving Enkhuizen We left Einkhuizen on the Monday. The weather was much better and we had a good trip round to Medemblik on the Ijsselmeer. Excellent sailing weather so there were loads of...
2015 European waterway cruise – Netherlands – Enkhuizen Busy harbour – Compagniehaven in Enkhuizen In the last post, we had arrived in Enkhuizen after a slightly bumpy crossing of the Ijsselmeer. Enkhuizen is situated on the western side of the...
2015 European Waterway Cruise – The plan comes together. Flags flying – raring to go I love it when a plan comes together! Our travel from UK to Zwartsluis went exactly to plan and we arrived back on board Shangri-La at midday on Thursday 16th July. There...
2015 European Waterway cruise – planning update Shangri La at mooring in Zwartsluis again Time flies! Just over a month to go and we should be starting the southbound trip to St-Jean-de-Losne. When I left Zwartsluis a while ago, Shangri-La was back in the water,...
2015 waterway cruise update – improvements and planning Shangri La wintered in Zwartsluis From nothing happening to a sudden flurry of activity! Time for an update on what is happening ahead of our 2015 cruise. At least the plan hasn’t changed...
My love of boats goes back to my early years when I went on holiday with my parents to Knysna in the Cape.
We stayed at a hotel on stilts, and I played in rowing boats and little motor boats on the lagoon.