2026 Stats
Moorings and fees:
Travelling through Germany, the amount spent on mooring fees was very little. We entered this country on 15th June, exiting on 27th July, some six weeks in all, and paid just 54€ for those six weeks! And that was for two nights spent in two marinas (one night in YH Henrichenburg and one night in Stolting Marina, our way to the Rhine).
Places visited/moored in Germany:-
Altenlingen; Altenrhein Schleuse (nr. Rhein); Haren; Ladbergen (pk 91 on Dortmund-Ems Kanaal (DEK); Ludinghausen (pk 35, DEK); Meppen; Münster; Stolting Marina on Rhein-Herne Kanal (RHK); Duisburg (pk 2.93, RHK), Reisenbecker (pk 105.7, DEK), Ruitenbroek kanaal (pk 14.4); YH Henrichenburg (junction of DEK and RHK).
Travelling within the Netherlands, we spent around seventeen weeks in total, made up of almost eleven weeks in the Netherlands before crossing into Germany, and another six weeks on our return. A total of 1,164.70€ until the last day of August, in 13 different paid locations, with a further 19 unpaid/free moorings.
Paid moorings included: De Raal Eiland, Doesburg, Dokkum, Groningen, Harderwijk, Hattem, Lauwersoog, Pierland Eiland, Stadskanaal, Veendam, Zoutkamp, Zutphen and Zwartewater.
Unpaid/free moorings included: Emmer-Compascuum, Fisserbrug (Groningen), Ganzdiepkanaal (pk 10.8), Garnwerd, Hoogeveen, Kromme Raken, Sappemeer, Nieuwe Amsterdam, Oranjedorp, Rogat, Ter Apel, Winschoterdiep (pk 6.5), Zernikebrug (Groningen), Zoutkamp, Zwinderen, and Zwolle.
Fuel costs :
1506/26 – Topped up at Ter Apel canalside garage with 398 litres @ 1.99,9 per litre. Total cost of €796.92
Places visited/moored in Netherlands:- “Customs Island” (Reitdiep), De Raal Eiland (Veluwemeer), Doesburg, Dokkum, Dorkwerdersluis, Ganzdiepkanaal (pk 10.8), Garnwerd, Groningen; Harderwijk, Haren, Hattem, Hoogeveen, Kromme Raken, Lauwersoog YH, Pierland Eiland (in Veluwemeer), Reitdiephaven, Rogat, Sappemeer, Stadskanaal, Ter Apel, Veendam, Winschoterdiep (pk 6.5), Zoutkamp, Zutphen, Zwartewater, Zwolle.
Customs Island” (Reitdiep), De Raal Eiland (Veluwemeer), Doesburg (River Ijssel/River Oude Ijssel), Dokkum (Dokkumerdiep), Dorkwerdersluis (River Reitdiep), Ganzdiepkanaal (pk 10.8), Garnwerd (River Reitdiep), Groningen (River Reitdiep), Harderwijk (Veluwemeer inc Aqueduct), Haren (Ems River), Hattem (River Ijssel), Hoogeveen (Hoogeveensche Vaart), Kromme Raken (Reitdiep River), Lauwersoog YH (Lauwersmeer), Pierland Eiland (Veluwemeer), Reitdiephaven (Reitdiep River), Rogat (Hoogeveense Vaart), Sappemeer (Winschoterdiep), Stadskanaal (Stadskanaal), Ter Apel(Ter Apelkanaal), Veendam (Musselkanaal), Winschoterdiep (pk 6.5), Zoutkamp (Reitdiep), Zutphen (Ijssel), Zwartewater (Zwarte Water), Zwolle (Zwarte Water)