by Patrick | Apr 26, 2015 | Adventures, Information, Netherlands, Other |
2015 waterway cruise update – improvements and planning Shangri La wintered in Zwartsluis From nothing happening to a sudden flurry of activity! Time for an update on what is happening ahead of our 2015 cruise. At least the plan hasn’t changed...
by Patrick | Feb 16, 2015 | Adventures, Information, Netherlands, Other |
Shangri La in the shed As I mentioned in the last post I returned to Zwartsluis for about 10 days, and with some help from the guys at de Kranerweerd, did a whole lot of overdue repairs and maintenance. I managed to get a lot done but it was not a very comfortable few...
by Patrick | Feb 2, 2015 | Netherlands, Other |
Netherlands inland waterway trip – Full circle – back to Zwartsluis Passing Deventer on the Geldersche Ijssel 22nd and 23rd September 2014 We had two possibilities for our last overnight stop – Deventer or Hattem. We decided to head for Hattem for 2...
by Patrick | Oct 13, 2014 | Netherlands, Other |
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...
by Patrick | Sep 29, 2014 | Netherlands, Other |
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.
