Netherlands Waterway cruise – Amsterdam to Edam – inland route Route – Amsterdam to Edam Friday 11th July We had to choose – Either through Oranjesluis and out into the Markermeer and round to Edam which would entail a longish open water...
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 Waterways – Uithoorn to Alphen a/d Rijn Locking down at Tolhuissluizen Monday 23rd June As our friends would be leaving the next day, we had hoped to get to Gouda today. The plan was to continue down the Amstel River till Tolhuissluize,...
Netherlands waterway cruise – Weesp to Uithoorn Leaving Weesp Sunday 22nd June The weather was lovely again. Left the mooring just after 09.00, and through 2 bridges – Zwaantjiesbrug and Roskaan Brug. Both these operated by the same bridge-keeper, and a...
Netherlands Waterway Cruise – Naarden to Weesp Shangri La in Weesp – Netherlands Our trip this month has a number of ‘firsts’. It is the first time we have friends staying on board for a few days and travelling with us. In all, three couples...
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.