End of the 2014 cruising season and wintering Shangri La Shangri La 2104 routes Were we finally back in Zwartsluis after a wonderful 2014 cruising season. Shangri La had performed excellently and we had had almost no problems at all. The weather had turned and it was...
Netherlands inland waterway trip – Full circle – back to Zwartsluis Passing Deventer on the Geldersche Ijssel 22nd and 23rd September 2014 We had two possibilities for our last overnight stop – Deventer or Hattem. We decided to head for Hattem for 2...
Netherlands inland waterway trip – Fog on the Ijssel Fog on the Geldersche Ijssel 20th and 21st September 2014 The last few days had been wonderfully hot and sunny, but on the trip down to Zutphen (pronounced Zutfer) the weather started to change rather rapidly....
Netherlands inland waterway trip – On down the Geldersche Ijssel and Doesburg Shangri La moored in Doesburg 18th and 19th September 2014 A late start on Thursday as we only had about 12 kms to go to the next town of Doesburg. We did a last load of washing at the...
Netherlands inland waterway trip – Making speed on the Geldersche Ijssel Geldesche Ijssel 17th September 2014 Another beautiful sunny day! We planned to get to Giesbeek which only was about 18 kms away, and most of the way would be downstream. At last!. We had a...
Netherlands inland waterway trip – Battling up the River Waal and Arnhem Channel buoy on the Waal River 15th and 16th September 2014. Before leaving Nijmegen, we popped up to the Monday market for some fresh veggies. Then got going just after 10.00 hours. 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.