Boats waiting at Friesesluis To go to previous part click here or to go back to the beginning of the trip click here The weather was still not particularly great. Frequent heavy rain showers, and gusty winds. Karen had been hoping to go out onto the...
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...
Shangri-La in Sneek To go to the previous Part 5 click here or to go back to the biginning of the trip click here I have finally got round to writing about this part of the trip. My blog content tends to be very much about the truly boating aspects of...
Shangri La at Leeuwarden To see Part 3 click here or to go to the beginning of the trip click here The trip from Dokkum to Leeuwarden was relatively short – 22 kilometres with only 6 bridges and no locks. We got going about 10.00, and were tied up...
Rietdiep – Netherlands To read Part 2 click here or to go to the beginning of the trip click here As mentioned in the previous post, we had decided to take the scenic route, via Rietdiep towards Dokkum, rather than the more commercial Prinses...
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.