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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

After our Christmas 2024 holiday back in the UK with the famiLY, on 27th December we returned to Shensi and spent a few weeks at

As an addition to this blog, we thought we’d add a list of everywhere we’ve overnighted throughout the season, in France, Luxembourg, Germany and lastly

This year was a little different for us, as we had to plan for visitors, a couple of trips back to the UK, and the

When we arrived in Munster (some seven hours later), we initially moored at the end of the town harbour but quickly decided to move back

Continuing our stay in Strasbourg, we decided to spend our second evening watching the light display on the exterior of the Cathedral, and, wow, it