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Year: 2020

September 21, 2020November 6, 2020 Andrew

Nijmegen & Tiel (16th to 21st September)

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16th September – Lindenberghaven is just near the Waal bridge in Nijmegen and is home to several historic ships, with ‘hippy type’ bars and eateries

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September 17, 2020November 6, 2020 Andrew

Heel to Leukermeer (15th) to Nijmegen (16th September)

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15th September – A very early start (for us) today at Heel, up at 6.30 with engine running by 7.20 to get back out and

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September 15, 2020November 6, 2020 Andrew

Heading to Heel (14/15 September)

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Got off just after 9 today on a nice warm, clear day, heading out of t’Bassin through sluice 20 onto the Maas, a wide old

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September 15, 2020November 6, 2020 Andrew

Maastricht (10th to 14th September)

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Arrival day, 10th – At last we had arrived in Maastricht, hoping to pick up a free mooring in the centre of the waterways, but

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September 15, 2020November 6, 2020 Andrew

Liege – Maastricht (10 September)

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Woke up ready and raring for today’s trip, with the option of a ‘fast’ route of about 4 hours on the Albertkanaal or a ‘tourist’

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September 10, 2020November 6, 2020 Andrew

Beez to Liege (9th to 11th September)

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9 September – We anticipated that this would be a long day’s traveling, but I don’t think we were expecting it to be quite so

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September 10, 2020November 6, 2020 Andrew

Viesville to Auvelais to Beez (7-9 September)

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7th September – After a disturbed night for both Nicki and I, we were up and ready to join the flurry of activity when all

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September 10, 2020November 6, 2020 Andrew

Strepy-Thieu to Viesville (4-7 September)

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4th September – The overnight mooring at the Pont-canal d’Ascenseur turned into a two night stay at the top of this magnificent construction, and Nicki

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September 3, 2020November 6, 2020 Andrew

Family Visit to the Strepy-Thieu Boat Lift, the Ronquières Inclined Plane and the Four Historic Boat Lifts of the Canal du Centre (27/08 to 02/09)

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So, the children have all been with us since late Thursday (27th) night, and we now know that this boat is NOT designed for 7

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September 3, 2020November 6, 2020 Andrew

Mons (19/08 to 04/09)

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Leaving Pommerroeul, we arrived at Mons which is at the junction of the Nimy-Blaton canal and the Canal du Centre, taking up position in the

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