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Year: 2015

2015 Barging Netherlands
—  By Helm and CrewSeptember 17, 2015

The Centenary Cruise Begins

Around Zaandam The marina where we were staying was very close to the centre of the older part of Zaandam, a short walk to the restaurants, shopping, train station and other conveniences. As we mentioned earlier, at one time, this area was perhaps the most…
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Barging Housekeeping
—  By Helm and CrewSeptember 11, 2015

Where are we now?

Find us now We’ve been quite remiss in posting about our travels, for many reasons, but we will endeavour to catch up, and even this post is being composed on the iPad, in an effort to streamline the process. But this post is to provide…
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2015 Barging Netherlands
—  By Helm and CrewSeptember 7, 2015

The Guests get a break

Map Yes, this one again, but the only track is the last (lilac – 08/08) one. As you can see, we covered almost as much distance in that one day as we had over the rest of the trip. However, it won G & G…
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2015 Barging Netherlands
—  By Helm and CrewSeptember 4, 2015

Cruising towards Amsterdam

Where are the holiday snaps? To come, if we have time – but we are so far behind with the cruising aspects, that we are concentrating on that material first. Here’s a taster anyhow: Map The same as the last one. retracing last year G &…
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"New grandkids are the natural enemy of extended boat cruises."

Harvey Schwartz | 'On a Barge in France' blog

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    Helm and Crew on Stage 1 Continues (8/05 – 26/05/23)May 27, 2023

    It is, perhaps, the most disagreeable part of cruising in Europe but I guess nothing is perfect - although this…

  2. Valerie Poore on Stage 1 Continues (8/05 – 26/05/23)May 27, 2023

    Oh my, Ian. I thought you would be well on the way with your repairs by now. The waiting game…

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    Helm and Crew on Stage 1 (26/04 – 07/5/2023)May 10, 2023

    The tarps save lots of heartbreaking work on the wooden windows - so saving our souls. Happy travels in Europe!

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    Helm and Crew on A busy year begins (24/04 – 25/04/2023)May 10, 2023

    You shouldn't have to worry about passwords - now I've approved this comment, the rest should slip in without any…

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