North Sea – sunset at 2230 Offshore in the North Sea again, but our Holland boating trip is just around the corner. In the meantime, at this time of the year the weather is pretty good, and it stays light till late. Last night it was a wonderful sunset,...
Still no nearer to getting our boat. Have been looking again on the internet. There are a few interesting boats for sale on the Dutch website – http://www.botentekoop.nl/ Cannot do much about them at the moment, still being in Cape Town. However, I will be in UK...
Our boat on the Nivernais – 40 hp And the other dilemma that follows, is how much power do you need? Again, this depends on where you want to go and what you want to do. If you are going to stick to the relatively slow flowing waters of the canals in the UK and...
Watching the wake There is something mesmerising about watching the wake of a speedboat streaming out astern. Until you remember the fuel bill! This picture was taken from the twin engined motor cruiser we hired in Croatia a few years back. We had two weeks cruising...
Anderton Boat Lift Cruising the waterways is not only wonderfuly relaxing, but can be fascinating. On the Trent and Mersey canal, we found the Anderton Boat Lift. One of the ‘Seven Wonders of the Waterways’ it is one of the only 2 working boat lifts in the...
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.