Leaving Haarlem Thursday 10th July. As per the forecast, the weather was perfect for a change.. Sunny and hot, with no wind. The route to Amsterdam was first through 4 more Haarlem bridges, north along the River Spaarne, through the lock in Spaarndam and then along...
Kaageplaasen – lakes Saturday 5th July We left Leiden about 10.15 am having visited the harbour-master and got our key deposit back. Rain was expected that day, and it started to rain, as usual, just as we left the mooring. The route to Haarlem was across an...
Netherlands inland waterway cruise – Delft to Leiden Rijn-Schiekanaal – new bridge being built Thursday 3rd July We left Delft at our usual sort of time, about 09.40. The weather was perfect, sunny and hot with no wind. The route to Leiden was along the...
Netherlands waterway trip – Rotterdam to Delft On the River Maas We finally managed to tear ourselves away from Rotterdam and head to Delft. We got going a bit later than usual, about 09.40, but this was not really a problem as we only had about 16 kms to...
Netherlands Waterway Trip – Gouda to Rotterdam Leaving Gouda Thursday 27th July Today’s trip would be a bit different. The route was down the Hollandse Ijssel River, and joining the River Maas, which is a big waterway compared to all the ones we have been...
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.