Month: June 2018

On nearing Namur, we spotted “Maria of Zaandam” on the AIS and phoned Tim and Jo to see if there was likely to be space

After Strepy the scenery was quite mixed with long stretches of wide open yet bland spaces.  As we passed through Charleroi, the old industrial heartland,

Waking up this morning we were soon heading upstream towards the Strepy-Thieu lift …… and what an incredible sight that is. “The structure consists of

Everything seemed to be going so well.  We headed off for Bossuit and our deepest lock to date with a 9M drop.  We were told

Tuesday morning – We had a nice relaxing start to our day with a 9:30 departure from Deinze, and thirty minutes down-river we turned left

Leaving Gent, our intended destination was to Namur with a view to leaving the boat there whilst we return to the UK for a brief