by Patrick | Sep 23, 2021 | Adventures, Information, UK |
On the Kennet and Avon Kintbury to Pewsey Part 2 of the trip from Newbury to Devizes took us from Kintbury to Pewsey with an overnight stop at Great Bedwyn. The stats for this bit: 18 miles 27 locks, with a total rise of 196 ft 10 ins 1 swing bridge. We also...
by Patrick | Sep 14, 2015 | Adventures, Belgium |
2015 European waterway cruise – Belgium – Ghent Inner canals of Ghent The town of Ghent is well worth a visit. As it was way off our planned route through Belgium, we made a day trip there by train. Buildings of Ghent Time was limited so we did the tourist...
by Patrick | Nov 22, 2013 | Netherlands, Other |
Busy canal in Sneek To go to previous part click here or to go back to the beginning of the trip click here After 5 days in Sneek, we were glad to get moving again. When we first arrived in Sneek, we grabbed the first mooring available, which was to the...
by Patrick | Mar 14, 2013 | Other |
Zwartsluis – public jetty Well, here we are in Holland. But spring has certainly not sprung, so Shangri La will stay on dry land for a few more weeks. First part of plan went okay – hired a car and came across from UK on the ferry – brought all the...
by Patrick | Feb 3, 2013 | France, Other |
View from our present house in Cape Town Belated wishes for 2013. I have been pretty quiet of late, mainly because I haven’t been doing any Waterway Wandering of any sort at all. What we HAVE been doing is selling our house in Cape Town, and buying a...