Category: Shensi travels

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

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

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,

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

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,

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

Continuing our island hopping around the national park, we made plenty of use of all the free Marrekrite moorings, and we are learning to track

Arrived at Workum to stay for a couple of nights. The weather is starting to get a lot warmer and with the lockdown rules starting

From Ketelhaven we passed through the lock onto the Ketelmere along the Geldersche Ijssel and then turned onto the Ganzendiep. This was 1st April and

March has been a bit quiet just working on a few things around the boat. Testing the generator we discovered that the battery was dead