As we'd held on to the keys to the bikes we took them shopping this morning. What a difference it makes not having to lug everything for miles. Bikes really are great. So long as it's flat of course! Shopping stowed we set off for Veere. Following wind. Fair tide to Zandkreeksluis, and then no … Continue reading It’s those damned Bells Again!

No not that one... something far more terrifying ! The heads have been playing up all holiday. Sometimes pumping out properly, other times producing a lot of loud gurgling sounds and not much else! I bought a service kit in Dover and fondly imagined that the simple act of buying it would somehow effect a … Continue reading Beware the Joker

I think I can be pretty confident that the Son of God never actually rode a bike, but if he had it would have been a Solex! As you can imagine I was up at the crack of 10 o'clock this morning and headed straight round to see Els de Jonge, the very enthusiastic owner … Continue reading Christ on a Bike!

Colijnsplaat... home of... ??? Well it's the home of Johannis de Rijke who was the creator of a great many Dykes both here and in Japan, so the pop up exhibition said 🤡 and not everyone can say that! But more importantly it's the home of ... The Solex Museum!!!!! I used to own a … Continue reading €18 a Kilo !?!?

Well, we survived the night without any intrusions from.... but that was probably because we were rafted three out. It's a lot of boats to climb over at 1am after a heated game of scrabble (I lost... but then I didn't get Z,Q,U,X,W 🤨) to visit what were essentially public toilets! But though we escaped … Continue reading Baked Bean Tins?

In order to catch a nice favourable tide we didn't leave until 2.30, so plenty of time for Lynn to have a nice long walk and for me to go back to bed for a couple of hours catchup. Fantastic 💤💤💤 It was hot though As we approached the big lock there were lots of … Continue reading A Bridge Too Low

‘Let's walk round the deserted Veermansplaat island’ were more or less Lynn's first words this morning. So despite the warning sign we set off It's a big island. Bigger than we both anticipated as it turned out. But no large wildlife to be seen. The middle is heavily wooded and we went right round the … Continue reading 28 Thousand Steps.. is this normal?

On the advice of Christine, who apparently knows about these things, this morning the horses were treated to chopped up carrots and having us blow gently up their nostrils!! 🤡 As I had predicted this all went well whilst carrots were available, but they all got a bit frisky when supplies were exhausted, despite Lynn … Continue reading Why the long face Mr Horse?

The first problem was getting off the pontoon But once we'd managed that we set off for a brisk walk round the deserted island. Next minute the previously still and empty sky is filled with screeching, dive-bombing birds And as we walked and one group settled, another group started. Luckily I'd brought the boat hook … Continue reading Bandits at 12 o’clock high

A sunny day at last!!! And everything is nearly dry at last So after a rather longer than expected trip to the supermarket, passing a very large mussel on the way, it was nearly time to head for the much publicised Islands. But first the Bruinisse marina which has a lot of brick and glass. … Continue reading The Island