Category: Shensi travels

On 2nd August Nicki and I caught the train to the airport … at least, I travelled with her to Sloterdike station, and she caught

Mooring points:- Zaandam is a town on the river Zaan, well-known for the quirky (mostly green) housing at its centre, as well as the historic

Month 4 of our cruising season and so far we’ve travelled in cold, rainy, windy days at the start, to now being in the middle

Our second day in Leidschendam was even more relaxed, with a walk over to a large dog park for Nicki and the doggos, and more

We spent three pleasant nights along the stretch of moorings on the Aarkanaal at Alphen aan den Rijn, but eventually we headed back along the

Once in Breukelen (interesting fact – New York’s ‘Brooklyn’ area was named by Dutch settlers who arrived from Breukelen) we took a little time out

May started off nice and sunny, and still happy in our prime position in Weesp harbour, we decided to stay a few more days in

We began our first full day in Almere with a long walk over to a forest and parkland, which we all enjoyed. Again, the walk

Waterways used in April 2025:- Meppelerdiep; Beukers-Sreenwijk canal; Zwarte Water, Zwolschediep; Ramsdiep; Ramsgeul; Ketlemeer; Keteldiep; Hanzerak; Sluizenroute Ketelhaven; Lage Vaart; Hoge Vaart. Moving on we

Waterways travelled this month: Rietdiep (classed as a canal in parts, river in others); Noord-Willemskanaal; Drentsche Hoofdvaart; Meppelerdiep) Part 1 – After our brief outing