2015 European waterway cruise – Netherlands – Utrecht to Dordrecht via Schoonhoven Dordrecht – Netherlands We left Utrecht on the Friday. According to the weather forecasts this was to be the last of a week of rainy days, with occasional showers. To...
Netherlands inland waterway trip – Nijmegen Nijmegen – Netherlands 13th and 14th September 2014 After our shopping expedition at Jumbo supermarket we headed for Nijmegen. Back up the maas for a short distance, along the Maas-Waalkanaal(which as it’s...
Netherlands inland waterway trip – River Maas to Cuijk and Kraaienbergseplassen Little town of Cuijk on the River Maas 11th to 13th September 2014 Thursday we had a long motoring day planned as we wanted to get as far as Cuijk – 58 kms downstream, only 4...
Netherlands inland waterway trip – Venlo Modern art piece in Venlo – Netherlands Wednesday 10th September 2014 ` Venlo turned out to be an unplanned stop. We left the Zuidplas and headed down the Maas, passed Roermond and to Sluis Roermond. Surprise....
Netherlands Inland Waterway trip – Roermond and the Lakes Roermond 7th to 9th September 2014 The last few days had been quite hectic from a boating point of view. Time to slow down and relax a little. Roermond, our next stop was only a short distance away, and...
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.