2015 – Page 2 – EurMacs

— By Helm and CrewMay 15, 2016

Another Castle on the way to Bruges: 6-10/9

Ghent to Bruges via Deinze The next major tourist destination was to be Bruges, only a short cruise by the direct route, but having some time to spare, we elected to detour on the way there. A pretty river cruise We had been told that there…

— By Helm and CrewMay 8, 2016

A quick look at Ghent: 3-5/9

A Pause in Ghent We were now in Flanders, with about two weeks before we wanted to be at our winter mooring and only two or three days cruising separated us from Veurne. So it was now time to slow down and take in the…

— By Helm and CrewMarch 28, 2016

One last Hurdle: 30/8-3/9

Setting the Scene Here’s a map that covers our travels we made in Belgium over the next two and a half weeks. The big challenge for us newbies was ascending the big, tidal, busy, fast flowing Scheldt river to Ghent. After that, we would be in…

— By Helm and CrewMarch 16, 2016

Into Belgium: 28-29/8

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…