Buying a Dutch Barge

Neo Vita: Buying a Dutch Barge This section covers us finding Neo Vita up to the point of our first cruise and is largely about her discovery and purchase. We thought our experience might be of use to others thinking of embarking on the barging…

Catharina Elisabeth

Summary of the history of Catharina Elisabeth < There is a significant amount of extra detail in the blog entry where we met the family who built Catharina Elisabeth> Catharina Elisabeth was launched either in 1915 or 1916 from the Czaar Peter shipyard in Zaandam,…