Wonderful present from our guests I absolutely love being aboard Shangri La and playing boats. This all actually takes up a lot of time, so I don’t get time to write the blogs. Which is why I’ve spent the last few weeks in Cape Town writing the weekly...
End of the Netherlands cruise – Edam to Zwartsluis via Lelystad Sunset at Lelystad – Flevoland Saturday 12th July The plan was to head straight out across the Markermeer to Lelystad, where Elred and Maureen would leave us. Got going a bit late, about 10.00...
Netherlands Waterway cruise – Amsterdam to Edam – inland route Route – Amsterdam to Edam Friday 11th July We had to choose – Either through Oranjesluis and out into the Markermeer and round to Edam which would entail a longish open water...
Leaving Haarlem Thursday 10th July. As per the forecast, the weather was perfect for a change.. Sunny and hot, with no wind. The route to Amsterdam was first through 4 more Haarlem bridges, north along the River Spaarne, through the lock in Spaarndam and then along...
Kaageplaasen – lakes Saturday 5th July We left Leiden about 10.15 am having visited the harbour-master and got our key deposit back. Rain was expected that day, and it started to rain, as usual, just as we left the mooring. The route to Haarlem was across an...
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.