Calliope’s lift-out for hull cleaning and repainting. July 10th to 22nd 2024 Boats like Calliope should have their hulls repainted with good black ‘stuff’ as part of regular maintenance. We were 6 months away from her 10th birthday, and thought she should be treated her to her new bottom early. Over the past 9 weeksContinue reading “High-rise Living in Diksmuide”
Monthly Archives: August 2024
Crossing Belgium SW to NE Part 2
Gent to Diksmuide July 1st to 10th 2024 Gent, on the Scheldt This was one of several special family weeks during 2024. Calliope had to be in Diksmuide, North Belgium, on July 10th to be lifted out for her quinquennial (5-yearly) hull clean and re-paint. We had been travelling up from Saint-Jean-de-Losne in France forContinue reading “Crossing Belgium SW to NE Part 2”
Crossing Belgium SW to NE – part 1
Namur to Gent 22 June to 1st July 2024 Calliope began the summer in France, down on the Saone at Saint-Jean-de-Losne, and we were taking her on a special trip to Belgium for her five-yearly hull repainting. Following recommendations from lots of people we had booked her in at Buitenbeentje in Diksmuide; we needed toContinue reading “Crossing Belgium SW to NE – part 1”
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