Category: Netherlands

We never know what we will find at each new place. We have some books and maps. We use the Dutch Barge Association’s website to check postings made by other travellers regarding moorings and facilities. We use Google Earth. But until we arrive, we don’t…

This post takes us from Amersfoort to Geithoorn (9/9 – 15/9/2014) Amersfoort to Elburg Other than gaining experience, and heading towards our eventual destination of Groningen, this phase of cruising was intended to deliver us at a chandlery where we could buy a couple of…

Edam and Volendam We could see from the map that the town of Edam was not far from Purmerend, and with fine weather continuing, decided we could treat ourselves to a day off. Navigating by water was not possible for Neo Vita, so we took…

We’ve Been Cruising This shows where we’ve traveled since we started. The first five days cruising have taken us 131 km. Our silence has been because we have been very busy. Apart from the actual cruising, we are still provisioning, outfitting, servicing and learning about…