Category: Belgium

Namur Namur is the administrative centre of Wallonia, thoroughly French, set in the impressive and strategic junction of the Sambre and Meuse rivers. The city is dominated by the citadel built on an escarpment overlooking the two rivers. Our first order of business was to…

Repairs? So,  the generator had utterly ceased working while in Mons and our basic troubleshooting had failed to establish the fault. Our ‘genny’ is a combination of a Stamford alternator and a two cylinder Deutz diesel motor. The alternator is rated at  5 KVA, but…

Mons to La Louvière The next part of our plan was to experience the historic boat lifts on the old/historic Canal du Centre. For Ian, this was probably his most highly anticipated section of the entire three-month cruise. The combination of scenic territory, small waterway…

Ath to Mons Lock Practice After a couple of days at Ath we set off on the pleasant and quiet Blaton-Ath Canal southwards to a stretch of some 19 locks: first nine rising (each about 3 m) and then ten descending. We were about to…