The Leie, the Schelde, and the Canal Bossuit-Kortrijk August 8th to 17th 2024 It had been an interesting summer, cruising north from Saint-Jean-de-Losne in France to Diksmuide in northern Belgium in order to get our hull repainted, followed by a two week holiday by the sea at Nieuwpoort. Now we had come about 75kms southContinue reading “Belgian Family Fun on Calliope”
Monthly Archives: September 2024
From Nieuwepoort to Deinze – enjoying North East Belgium
22th July to 7th August 2024 Calliope and crew proudly left Diksmuide with a newly painted hull and headed for the coast down the River Yser (Iser). The cruise is pleasant, through wide flat plains of farmland – no locks until Sint-Joris, Nieuwpoort. Areas such as these are know as polders – areas of land,Continue reading “From Nieuwepoort to Deinze – enjoying North East Belgium”
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