Belgium – EurMacs

— By Helm and CrewDecember 29, 20182 Comments

Finally off – heading for garlic: 15/07 -22/07

Veurne – Watten – Béthune – La Bassée – Arleux To Dunkirk Sunday morning came and we set off in company with a Dutch couple on a cruiser that we had been chatting with over the last day or so and a third cruiser being…

— By Helm and CrewDecember 19, 201810 Comments

An Inauspicious Start: 12/07 – 13/07

Veurne – Veurne Veurne Our plan on returning to Catharina Elisabeth was to collect a couple more items with the car, drop it back to Dunkirk and then cruise off into France on July 13th, ready to enjoy the Bastille Day celebrations again. It’s perhaps…

— By Helm and CrewNovember 23, 20180 Comments

Finishing Unfinished Business: 03/07 – 08/07

Veurne Once back on board, we started to unpack Catharina Elisabeth from her winter wrappings, and with really pleasant weather in the low-mid twenties, this was quite a pleasant activity. We knew we would not be cruising for a week or so, using the hire…

— By Helm and CrewJuly 1, 20181 Comment

Retired but off again: 02/07/2018

Melbourne Getting Ready On the day before leaving, we are tying up the loose ends here in Australia – eating the last morsels of Ian’s retirement cake, chilling the French champagne that Lisette was given for her retirement and packing for the trip to Europe.…