From Reims South to Vitry-en Francois 30th September to 2nd October 2024 Canal L’Aisne à La Marne Courcy We had been waiting on this canal for 5 weeks, due to the canal closing upstream of Reims for maintenance on a lock. Now, with our son aboard to help us make up time with longer daysContinue reading “Hivernage Bound part 3”
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Belgian Family Fun on Calliope
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”
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”
High-rise Living in Diksmuide
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”
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”
A winter visit
6th – 10th December 2021 We had kept enough off our Schengen 90 days to visit Calliope at least once during the winter, and despite Covid rules both sides of the chan new requiring several tests each we decided to go. So with the ‘leaving UK’ PCR test accomplished and negative results received we wereContinue reading “A winter visit”
Calliope check – two winter trips to Kortrijk
The December Trip – shopping During the 5 month winter season we made two trips out to check on Calliope – and to enjoy the city of Kortrijk too. The first trip was in December. We had thoughts of enjoying a Christmas Market and buying some unusual presents for all and sundry – that bitContinue reading “Calliope check – two winter trips to Kortrijk”
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