End of the 2014 cruising season and wintering Shangri La Shangri La 2104 routes Were we finally back in Zwartsluis after a wonderful 2014 cruising season. Shangri La had performed excellently and we had had almost no problems at all. The weather had turned and it was...
Netherlands inland waterway trip – Fog on the Ijssel Fog on the Geldersche Ijssel 20th and 21st September 2014 The last few days had been wonderfully hot and sunny, but on the trip down to Zutphen (pronounced Zutfer) the weather started to change rather rapidly....
Netherlands Inland Waterway cruising – start of second trip Sunset in Lelystad Thursday 21st to Sunday 24th September. This is the start of our second circular trip in Netherlands. Its a good thing I like to plan ahead , as I originally wanted to do a rather...
Wonderful present from our guests I absolutely love being aboard Shangri La and playing boats. This all actually takes up a lot of time, so I don’t get time to write the blogs. Which is why I’ve spent the last few weeks in Cape Town writing the weekly...
End of the Netherlands cruise – Edam to Zwartsluis via Lelystad Sunset at Lelystad – Flevoland Saturday 12th July The plan was to head straight out across the Markermeer to Lelystad, where Elred and Maureen would leave us. Got going a bit late, about 10.00...
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.