Barging – Page 34

— 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…

— By Helm and CrewMarch 1, 2016

A Pause in another Cheese Town: 25-27/8

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 –…

— By Helm and CrewFebruary 13, 2016

The Race to Belgium: 22-24/8

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…