cruising
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When cruising the European waterways we usually leave in the morning so we can arrive at our destination early afternoon, have some lunch and relax. But we were on the tidal Seine and the flood, which would carry us up river 40 kms from Rouen to Poses did not start until 3pm. With the late… Read more
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It has been quite a few weeks since I wrote my last blog. Today I’m catching up, sitting in our sunroom in our house in Melbourne, watching the trees bend over at extraordinary angles as they weather a strong wind storm. After a few days in Delft, which was where I left my last entry… Read more
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What would you describe as a highlight of your life? Did you go to Woodstock or a Queen concert, visit Antartica, were caught in the tragic aftermath of a terrorist attack, or were witness to an Olympic milestone. Well this year Peter and I visited the 10th edition of Sail Amsterdam aboard our Joie de… Read more
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After picking up Jo in Harlingen, we were going to stop again Leeuwarden, but Peter decided he couldn’t face all those bridges again so we continued onto the small village of Wergea.. Now Wergea, and I’m sure nobody has heard of it, because I hadn’t, is a typical Dutch village. A canal wanders through the… Read more
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In no rush we made our way south at a leisurely pace. This is a well worn path, as we have cruised to the Meuse via the Boven Schelde to the Canal du Centre and the Sambre for the past few years, escaping Belgium and heading for France. From Ghent to Oudenaade The port at… Read more
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