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”
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Voyaging on through Eastern Limburg
Albertkanaal (a little), Kanaal Briegden-Neerharen, some of Zuidwillemsvaart and Kanaal Borcholt-Herentals, plus Kanaal de Beverlo 8th to 17th August 2020 Up we came through Visé lock and back onto the Albert Kanaal, with El Perro Negro not far behind. It was a boiling hot day – well up to 36C – and part of aContinue reading “Voyaging on through Eastern Limburg”
Lower Reaches of the Meuse (or Maas) in Belgium ….
… with a little bit of the Albert Canal, and the two tiny canals of Monsin and Haccourt-Visé 28th July – 7th August 2020 We were back on the Meuse after a year and a month. Last time we came downstream from France and turned off at Namur. This time we popped out of theContinue reading “Lower Reaches of the Meuse (or Maas) in Belgium ….”
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