Month: May 2018

We moored last night in Joure, which is fast becoming my favourite place.  Why? Well, the harbour is small, well equipped, the staff are friendly and mooring is inexpensive. But all this is outclassed by the neighbours. There’s a rookery…

Been a bit of an odd week or so. But then again, it wouldn’t be so much fun here if everything was predictable. Going past barges of this size is becoming fairly usual though. The NL has an excellent internal…

…could you think of to do a race? I expect the ever-inventive Dutch could beat you hands down. Yesterday was the start and finish of the Elfstedentch or ‘Eleven Cities Race’ in Bolsward, where we are moored. For once, we…

Paraphrasing L.P. Hartley at the start of his novel, ‘The Go-Between.’ There are many similarities between The NL and the UK and these make it easer to live here day to day, enjoy ourselves and integrate a little. But the…

We got to Groningen, by getting up and setting off early, while there was a ‘lull’ inthe wind and torrential rain, amazed at getting through all the bridges without waiting. The simultaneous red and green lights which means the bridge…