They say half the fun of a trip is in the planning. I think that is true to a large extent, but there is just nothing like being back aboard our beloved Shangri-La!! I arrived here yesterday evening after the usual trek from London. It was a Sunday, so of course I had...
Part 2 – St Vit to Besancon Tuesday 16th August Locks on Canal du Rhone au Rijn We wanted to get to Besancon not too late in the day, so made an early start – or as early as the locks open which on this canal is 08.30 am. It was also a pleasure boating...
2015 European waterway trip – Canal de la Marne a la Saone Part 2 Canal de la Marne a la Saone Still ascending (locking up) on the Canal de la Marne a la Saone (Canal entre Champagne et Bourgogne) This part of the trip is a little bit of a blur, as we were a bit...
2015 European waterway trip – Canal de la Marne au Rhin – Part 1 Shangri La at Ligny-en-Barrois The first part of the Canal de la Marne au Rhin was up a chain of 12 locks, through the Mauvages Tunnel, after which we started to descend again, into the...
2015 European waterway cruise – Netherlands – Enkhuizen to Alkmaar Leaving Enkhuizen We left Einkhuizen on the Monday. The weather was much better and we had a good trip round to Medemblik on the Ijsselmeer. Excellent sailing weather so there were loads of...
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.