Monthly Archives: June 2016

June 30

Posted on June 30, 2016 by Ed Mortimer

Well the adventures continue on a new page. I spent 5 days (including the weekend) in Meppel, getting engine serviced and new water filter units installed. I toured the town extensively on the bike trails, and dealt with a few … Continue reading →

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June 21

Posted on June 21, 2016 by Ed Mortimer

Five weeks. It is hard to imagine, but I’ve had crew (visitors) for five glorious weeks of touring in the Netherlands. First Nick and Chris from Devizes in Britain, who helped sort a number of the teething problems, and got … Continue reading →

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June 17

Posted on June 17, 2016 by Ed Mortimer

From Dokkum, we moved southwest to Leeuwarden. A lovely city mooring, but with waterlogged lawn to jump onto to tie-up. We explored this city center, and then, after provisioning, returned aboard to move on to a very quiet lake mooring … Continue reading →

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June 14

Posted on June 15, 2016 by Ed Mortimer

We’ve made a serious stab at cruising through the more northern parts of the Netherlands. After Groningen, we made our way along the Rietdiep to Zoutkamp, where we stayed in a very secluded marina mooring. Zoutkamp was the first evidence … Continue reading →

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June 9

Posted on June 10, 2016 by Ed Mortimer

We spent the night in Arnhem, having lots of time to explore and visit the museums. The Battle in Arnhem, September 1944, as part of Operation Market Garden, where the allies were decisively defeated in their attempt to seize the … Continue reading →

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June 5

Posted on June 6, 2016 by Ed Mortimer

After leaving Amsterdam (Weesp), and touring along the Vecht, we arrived near Utrecht. The city has a major canal (the Amserdam-Rijn Kanaal) and the river Lek (really the middle branch of the Rhine) on the west and south sides, respectively. … Continue reading →

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June 2

Posted on June 2, 2016 by Ed Mortimer

We spent a second day in Amsterdam, particularly to see the Rijksmuseum, and to do a canal trip. The canal trip was good: we good a great commentator, and were in a very low air-draft boat, so went through canals … Continue reading →

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