Netherlands Waterway Cruise – Hardewijk to Naarden Nijkerkersluis – in the rain We planned to leave Hardewijk fairly early as we needed to be in Naarden by lunchtime to meet some friends who were joining us there. We got going by 08.15 hrs, which was...
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...
Overnight mooring at De Belt One of the big differences between the Holland waterways and those in UK or France, is the casual stopping places. On canals in UK and France, there is invariably a tow path on one side and one can almost stop anywhere one feels like it,...
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.