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—  By Helm and CrewSeptember 4, 2016

The Land of the Giants: 23/7 – 26/7

Geraardsbergen to Ath The best laid plans…. Having spent the past three nights in Geraardsbergen snug between two small lifting bridges we arranged for the one in front to be opened for us at 9.00 am so we could enter the lock which was just…
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—  By Helm and CrewAugust 23, 2016

Ex-Colonials Head up the Dender: 18/7 – 20/7

Dendermonde to Geraardsbergen To Aalst Jeannie and Jonathan arrived at Dendermonde as planned, got all settled on board and temporarily added the Canadian flag to our mast. We set off soon after for a short cruise to Aalst, the next town along the river Dender,…
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—  By Helm and CrewAugust 2, 2016

Dashing past old haunts: Veurne to Dendermonde 13/7 – 16/7

The Days Ahead Our cruise plan was to avoid Brugge and Ghent at the start of this year’s cruise and get to the start of the river Dender as quickly as possible. We plan to go back through both Brugge and Ghent towards the end…
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—  By Helm and CrewJuly 17, 2016

Veurne – Coming World Remember Me: 2 – 5/7/2016

Back on Board We arrived back in Veurne, after an uneventful, but long journey back from Melbourne. About 26 hours flight time and a couple of hours in the train from Brussels. It had simply poured down when we left her last September and dragged…
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    Ian on A long pause in Tournus (8/06 – 13/06)October 4, 2025

    Hi Chris, I'll certainly get in contact. "Complicated" is a pretty loaded term, but if I was able to do…

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    Ian on Back and Forth from Auxerre: (30/08 – 11/09)October 4, 2025

    Yes, fond memories of that mooring. The small church in the nearby hamlet was surprisingly delightful, also. Wild moorings are…

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    Lovely to read of your time in an area we know so well, particularly Cézy, a delightful little mooring.

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