Author: Helm and Crew

Off to the wilds The next part of the journey was to take place in and around busy commercial routes. We’d become more comfortable around the big barges, and over this section, relaxed further. The commercial canals and waterways in the Netherlands are large and…

PAUSING FOR CHEESE – AGAIN! We had arrived on a Monday afternoon and knew there would be a cheese market on Wednesday, so our plan was to bracket the cheese market with a visit to The Hague (Den Haag) on Tuesday and Delft on Thursday –…

Geting a move on Circumstances had kept us in Northern Holland, and memorable and enjoyable as these days had been, we were very conscious of the time. Now seven weeks into our 13-week cruise; with a plane flight booked in six weeks; our navigation program stating that…

…and tall kings three times three, What brought they from the foundered land over the flowing sea? Seven stars and seven stones and one white tree. JRR Tolkien, The Two Towers Sail Amsterdam 2015 The biggest nautical event in the world, and the biggest event in the…