Cruising to the DBA Rally (1/06 – 11/07)

Migennes – Joigny – Gurgy – Auxerre Shakedown Cruise Finally, ten weeks after I arrived and five weeks after Lisette joined me, we were more than ready for some cruising. Catharina Elisabeth looked fabulous and marvellously dressed with Lisette’s colourful flowers. The day before leaving,…

1916-1960 Historic Photographs

The Dutch have a strongly developed sense of patrimony, recording details of past events. The town of Alkmaar has an extensive photo archive and when we searched this we found several photos of Catharina Elisabeth. Many of these we identified by the features we recognise…

Stage 1 Continues (8/05 – 26/05/23)

Migennes Well, not so much has happened since the last update. Catharina Elisabeth is still in the water waiting to be lifted out. The wait is frustrating but the experience of most people I have met is that being in a shipyard is a waiting…