Netherlands waterway cruise – Alphen aan der Rijn to Gouda

Netherlands waterway cruise – Alphen aan der Rijn to Gouda

Netherlands waterway cruise – Alphen aan der Rijn to Gouda Traditional Dutch dress in Gouda Tuesday 24th June After a leisurely breakfast on board, we walked to the station to see our friends Kieron and Caroline off. This was the first time we had had friends...
Zwartsluis to Hardewijk – Netherlands inland waterway cruise

Zwartsluis to Hardewijk – Netherlands inland waterway cruise

Netherlands Inland Waterway Cruise – Zwartsluis to Hardewijk Berthed in Hardewijk Thursday 19th June. First proper day of the trip. Said cheerio to Wim at Kranerweerd and told him we would be back on 14th July. Left our berth at 0905. Weather not looking too bad...
From the North Sea back to Zwartsluis

From the North Sea back to Zwartsluis

Waterway cruising. Back aboard in Zwarsluis Sunrise in the North Sea Crew change day dawned with the North Sea flatter then I have ever seen it. The proverbial mill pond came instantly to mind. And a glorious sunrise with it. Sunsets seem to get photographed more...
Steenwijk to Zwartsluis via Blokzijl – Part 2

Steenwijk to Zwartsluis via Blokzijl – Part 2

Cruising the Netherland Inland Waterways Waiting at the Blokzijl lock Got going just before 1300 – or so we thought! After hours of work, new ignition switch and all sorts of other bits – turned the key and – nothing. Back to the ‘hot...
Steenwijk to Zwartsluis via Blokzijl – Part 1

Steenwijk to Zwartsluis via Blokzijl – Part 1

Netherlands waterway cruising On the Steenwijkerdiep On Sundays the bridges and locks here only operate from 9 am, so we had a slightly later start, and got going about 0945. We planned to go the slightly longer way round to Zwartsluis, via Blokzijl, still a fairly...

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