November 2015 – EurMacs

— By Helm and CrewNovember 21, 20152 Comments

Catharina Elisabeth returns to the Kaasmarkt

To Alkmaar The last leg of our Centenary Cruise was the leg from Wormerveer to Alkmaar. Just a quick spin, but as there had been a fair bit of rain, we were now alive to the possibility that the actual height of a bridge might…

Barging coincidence

— By Helm and CrewNovember 9, 20152 Comments

If you want to come and join us …

An “out-of-sequence” post, in the category of ‘coincidence’. By Chance You may not have read everything we have posted (shame on you!) but elsewhere we explained the ‘Eurmacs’ designation of this website. Our extended McCauley family abbreviates itself by <Location>Mac. So we in Melbourne are…

2015 Barging Netherlands

— By Helm and CrewNovember 3, 20156 Comments

Meet the Verwers

Apologies we are so far behind, but we are making progress – albeit slowly. Meeting We left our tale with a tap on the wheelhouse window. As we stepped out of the wheelhouse onto the aft deck we could see Trien Verwer draping a large blue banner…