A Valkkruiser 1260 When you fall off a horse, they say you must get right back on! So, despite the recent disappointment, we are off to Holland in a few days to look for our dream boat again. We have a hectic long weekend planned – we will drive all over...
I am afraid the boat buying journey has to start all over again! I thought the buying of Olivia Rose would be a mere formality – see this post. How wrong I was. I had been reading up all the advice about buying a second hand boat that I could find. The two main...
See French recollections 1 Migenne – Connoisseur Boats I said we moored up at Migenne that night. It wasnt as simple as that. We had planned to stop at Laroch St Cyndroine which was reported to be lovely. It was – and of course all the moorings...
Smaller Molenkruiser I haven’t posted in a while now, I know. But I think I have a good reason. Ive been hot on the search for our boat. When Karen and I returned to UK from SA last month, we made a detour to Belgium to look at a couple of boats. It...
Our boat Bouccanier at Joigny in France In 2008 Karen and I spent nearly a month on a boat in France, cruising on the River Yonne and Nivernaise Canal. This was our first trip to France. We thoroughly enjoyed it, and afterwards, we were hooked – both on...
Reflection on a French Waterway We’re making progress on the boat buying journey again – I think! I have joined the RYA, and am trying to do the CEVNI test. We’re back in Aberdeen. This is good and bad. Yes it is in the UK. But it is way north and...
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.