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Year: 2021

October 30, 2021December 11, 2021 Andrew

2021 Facts and Figures

Shensi travels

This year has been a strange one – the many and various COVID19 restrictions/lockdowns meant there was very little traffic on the waterways at the

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September 2021 – Part 2

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Leaving the Rally, on the way back to Harderwijk I called in to collect the stove we had ordered for later installation in Shensi. With

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September 8, 2021December 11, 2021 Andrew

September 2021 – Part 1

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Leaving Utrecht on the final day of August, we made our way onto the Vecht, heading to Oude Zuilen and stopping in more or less

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August 31, 2021 Andrew

August 2021 – Part 2

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When it was time to leave Hoorn we found ourselves buried on the inner side of a pack of boats which meant that we had

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August 14, 2021 Andrew

August 2021 – Part 1

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After a week in Den Helder we set off to explore some of the ports on the Ijselmeer on our way towards Amsterdam. We stopped

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July 2021 – part 2

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Our stay in Groningen started off with a couple of days of hard rain and because we were moored under trees, it made a real

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July 2021 – part 1

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On Friday 2nd we left Veendam at 8:45 in a small convoy heading for Stadskanaal. With 40+ lifting bridges plus 4 locks to get through,

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June 2021 – Part 2

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We ended up on the Schildmeer for about a week (although not really staying that long by choice), where we enjoyed a few peaceful nights

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June 2021 – Part 1

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Out first day of traveling in June saw us arrive at Zoutcamp, mooring at Hunslingo Sluisbrug. A nearby stroll took us to the harbour area,

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May 2021 – Part 2

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We stayed in Dokkum for eight days. There were lovely walks around this historic town – it used to be open to the sea with

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  • 2026, May 16th – 31st (part 2) June 1, 2026
  • 2026, May 1st-15th (part 1) May 15, 2026
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  • 2026 April (part 2) 19th to 30th (excluding 24th to 27th, see separate post) April 30, 2026
  • 2026 April (part 1) 1st to 18th April 26, 2026
  • Netherlands 2025 – Waterways, Moorings, Fuel Top-ups and Waste Dumps October 16, 2025
  • October 2025, Part 1 (1st to 15th) October 16, 2025
  • September 2025 – Part 2 (16th to 30th) October 2, 2025
  • September 2025 – Part 1 (1st to 15th) September 19, 2025
  • August 2025 – Part 2 (16th to 31st) September 3, 2025

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