On the “high seas” by 9.30am towards our next destination. Our luck very much continues when it comes to the clear skies but today there is a true bit of Dutchness about the weather – the wind!! Our route has been following a rough circul over the last five days. We are now getting very … More July 12   Gouda to Oude Wetering

Another beautiful summers day cruising the Dutch waterways. It is hard not to make comparisons between what we know so well of the English canals and what we are experiencing on the Dutch canals. Everything is much bigger to begin with. The canals are wider and deeper; the water craft that ply the waterways are … More July 11 Oudewater to Gouda

It was just a touch on the cool side this morning. Breakfast partaken and then headed out of Utrecht by 8.45am. It is indeed a pretty city situated amongst the canals and presents its particular challenges to the local council in tasks such as picking up refuse. Unfortunately, was not able to capture the floating … More July 10  Utrecht to Oudewater

Awoke and after a leisurely breakfast at our picturesque mooring we headed off to the city of Utrecht. The weather is exquisite at 21c. The area we are cruising is obviously very affluent with many mansions on the canal. We cruised about four hours enjoying the vista along the shoreline and contemplating just how many … More July 9 – Weesp to Utrecht

This day has been a long time in the planning!! For those of you who have followed our blogs over the years, you will be well acquainted with our very dear friends Wolfgang and Marlene. A brief recap on our joined history. We met them in 2016 on the UK canals in the early stages … More July 8 – Wolfgang and Marlene

Our day started with taking Brontë for a walk whilst Ali had a game of tennis and poor Ads had to go to work – guess someone has to pay for all the retirees. Ali very kindly suggested that we might want to go into Amsterdam for a look around. We have always enjoyed our … More July 7 – Amsterdam, Netherlands

Today was about reconnecting with Al and Ads and their beautiful dog Brontë who photobombed perfectly. We awoke to a lot of rain but we decided that Brontë still needed her daily constitutional walk. We headed off to a place called the Tea House  which was an area that was forested and had a gorgeous … More July 6 Hilversum, Netherlands

Today is a travel day. We were up bright and early, washed, fed and off the boat by 8.30am so that the crew had time to prepare the boat for the next load of guests who would be arriving later that day. We said our farewells to Linda, Gabby, Neal and Randa who were heading … More July 5   Mainz to Hilversum, Netherlands

Our final day of our bike/boat trip down the mighty Rhine River. Should all go to plan, we will cover a distance of 54 kilometers today. The weather forecast today was for a high of 27c, just like yesterday with clear blue skies. Initially our ride out of Worms was through an industrial area but … More July 4 – Worms to Mainz

Today’s distance was approximately 27 kilometers, give or take a few. After yesterdays blistering hot day, we set off in rain this morning which normally would make everyone feel a little down. Not this morning though as we all regaled in our good fortune. First point of interest was the chain ferry that took us … More July 3 – Mannheim to Worms