Shangri La in the shed As I mentioned in the last post I returned to Zwartsluis for about 10 days, and with some help from the guys at de Kranerweerd, did a whole lot of overdue repairs and maintenance. I managed to get a lot done but it was not a very comfortable few...
Netherlands Inland waterway trip – Vianen to Gorinchem Windmill along the Merwede Kanaal Saturday 30th and Sunday 31st August 2014 Another rainy day! Our water was getting low and we wanted to take advantage of the un-metered water. We moved Shangri La to the...
Netherlands waterway cruise – stopover in Rotterdam Maritime Museum Rotterdam – Lightship Our friends were due to leave on the Sunday afternoon, so our plan had been to make an early start and get to Delft. But plans are meant to be changed. Consulting the...
Netherlands Waterway Trip – Gouda to Rotterdam Leaving Gouda Thursday 27th July Today’s trip would be a bit different. The route was down the Hollandse Ijssel River, and joining the River Maas, which is a big waterway compared to all the ones we have been...
Netherlands waterway cruise – Weesp to Uithoorn Leaving Weesp Sunday 22nd June The weather was lovely again. Left the mooring just after 09.00, and through 2 bridges – Zwaantjiesbrug and Roskaan Brug. Both these operated by the same bridge-keeper, and a...
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.