Our Travels
The waterways were a bit busy on the way to the Biesbosch Nature Reserve (one of the largest national parks of the Netherlands and one
We departed Wemeldinge about mid day and had a leisurely cruise to Tholen (established in the 13th century as a tollbooth on the Eendracht (a
Day 1 – Into the Netherlands Setting off from our winter mooring at Bruges (capital and largest city of the province of West Flanders in
Sunday evening we readied the boat to set off, filled up with water and we were off again Monday morning but not before having managed
After a few days in Ghent with Lucy (at the end of which she presented me with an early birthday present from all children of
Now on the last stretch towards Leuven, we found that the locks are a bit of an odd shape with a double recess, which
We set off from Turnhout after a night of heavy thunderstorms and the weather now turning cooler but with some strong winds. Quite a few
We left Liege heading the long way round towards Leuven where we are scheduled to meet up with Lucy on 21st August. Whilst our journey took
During the early part of July we had returned to the UK for a bit (primarily for Alec’s graduation) and Amy and Sam came back
Wednesday, 2nd July 2018 and after a quick vet visit to get the dogs checked and their passports certified for the return home in a