Old time sail trainer on the Ketelmeer To see part 8 click here To go to part 1 of the trip click here The next stage took us from Urk, out onto the Ijsselmeer for a short while, under Ketelbrug and into the Ketelmeer, along Keteldiep and the Ijssel River...
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...
Lock at Urk Holland is not particularly noted for locks, but there are a few. Still the most fascinating aspect of Holland is that, being predominantly below sea level, as you go inland, you lock down! In our brief travels through Holland, we negotiated some locks,...
Mastenbroekerbrug Holland is a boating paradise – criss-crossed with a huge network of rivers and waterways. But a lot of bridges. Very many are big, high bridges which can be passed under without a problem, but very many are small lift bridges. (BB or...
Overnight mooring at De Belt One of the big differences between the Holland waterways and those in UK or France, is the casual stopping places. On canals in UK and France, there is invariably a tow path on one side and one can almost stop anywhere one feels like it,...
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.