Month: July 2017
It’s not all gravy living on a boat. In fact, there isn’t any gravy at all- as although I could cook a roast, I choose not to, especially when it’s hot. There are still daily chores and some of these…
We’ve swapped this- -for this. Why? We’ve noticed the meers getting busier and mooring becoming harder to find. Sailing isn’t as much fun if you have to keep trying to miss other boats! And the school holidays have started –…
You’d think that being in The NL, on a sailing boat, we’d be green – at least lime, even if not pea. We’ve got bikes as well. We always thought that The NL was a very green place – deepest…
We’re making the most of our present ability to move freely around Europe in our 8 metre wooden sailing boat, Lady Christina. We are NOT on holiday! Our aim is to get under the skin of this country, be fascinated…
What I absolutely love about this place is the way that even ‘ordinary’ houses and buildings are of such high quality and are usually embellished with something either beautiful or amusing. I wonder how much this helps the Netherlanders to…
After the horrible keel handle collides with wrist incident, we’d like to reassure you about our safety measures on board Lady Christina. Here you can see a restraining strap around the keel handle, so it can’t possibly cause a problem…
Five folding things. Once upon a time we were in Arras and it was very cold. Our ferry from Lune Plage (called Dunkirk on the website) wasn’t due to depart for hours and hours. We walked around the town saying…
So this is about Food. With a Capital ‘F’. What’s it for? You are what you eat…does that mean I’m an olive, crossed with seeded bread and peaches? OK with me. The NL and cuisine aren’t sentiments which sit well…
What makes a home? Somewhere to feel safe…to relax…to meet your basic needs for shelter, food, sleep…and somewhere to be yourself, grow and develop and include friends and family. It’s more than having a roof over your head, although there are people…