2015 European waterway cruise – Belgium – Namur to Dinant Dinant – Belgium – on the River Meuse We set out quite early on the Saturday morning for the trip to Dinant. The scenery was definitely becoming more mountainous, and although it was...
2015 European waterway cruise – Belgium – Liege to Namur via Huy On the River Meuse – Belgium At Liege, the Albert Canal merges with the River Meuse. We would now stay on the Meuse until Givet at the French border, where the river becomes canalized....
2015 European waterway cruise – Belgium – Antwerp towards Liege via Turnhout Leaving Willemdok via Londonbrug On Thursday morning I arranged with the havenmeester for the opening of Londonbrug and Siberiabrug. Probably not necessary as a whole heap of...
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...
2015 European waterway cruise – Netherlands – Amsterdam to Utrecht Last view of Amsterdam Leaving Sixhaven just after 09.30, we returned to the River Ij, and headed to the Amsterdam-Rijn Kanaal. This canal is a busy commercial route, and not that popular...
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.