To Chalon-sur-Saone and back – 11th to 17th October 2016 Part 2 – On to Chalon-sur-Saone Thursday it rained all day. Fortunately we were heading downstream, and there were no locks to negotiate, so we made good speed and arrived in Chalon-sur-Saone after...
Netherlands waterway cruise – Alphen aan der Rijn to Gouda Traditional Dutch dress in Gouda Tuesday 24th June After a leisurely breakfast on board, we walked to the station to see our friends Kieron and Caroline off. This was the first time we had had friends...
Next cruise – round trip of North and South Holland in Netherlands Guide and charts We will have about a month between my offshore working trips, and the plan is to do a large, sort of winding, loop through the province of Holland in the Netherlands. People tend...
2013 – wonderful memories Time flies! Already nearly time for us to head north again, and get Shangri-La 2 back in the water for this year’s cruising. Before we left the her at the end of last year, I gave a whole long job list to Wim at de Kranerweerd....
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.