Fijn, de winter is weer voorbij 😃😎. Meteorologisch gezien wel, maar het weer laat dat beeld de komende week helaas nog niet zien 🥲. We kijken uit naar de warmere dagen van het voorjaar na deze vooral vochtige winter. Niet…
We were reunited with our family in Bangkok and Cambodia for three weeks. A very special and valuable period. Asia is not the region where we will be vacationing together anytime soon (it's not so Toine's thing 😎), but...
This winter we are staying in Bruinisse and so far we like it very much. It is nice and quiet with lots of space around us and the cars are nice and close. Throughout October the weather has been mild....
August is not our favorite time in Bruinisse without having vacations ourselves. Many regular mooring holders are away and every day it is a wait and see which visiting boats come to moor there with the necessary crowds. Fortunately not flat...
Our summer vacation is a little different than usual. We are guided by the daughters' plans and most decisive are the plans of Marinthe who is flying to Bangkok on Aug 5 for six months and the 3.5...
Ever since Marinthe and Sam have been in a relationship, the plan has been to take a boat to London one day to visit Sam's parents and childhood home. But then again, when is a week...
The Ascension weekend is a bit quieter than other years. Without friends boats (they have other commitments) and without daughters (they have their own plans). Eline is with Jonas in Paris and Marinthe is with Sam in Maastricht (one of the last weekends in...
This spring is full of fun activities 😊. With the absolute highlight being the '21 dinner' for Eline last weekend. While the world is full of craziness, life is very good to us. That's not something we take for granted and we realize that but...
These are strange times. At first it was corona that completely dominated the news, now that's completely receded into the background. First replaced by the broadcast of Angry about transgressive behavior, then the three storms Dudley, Eunice and Franklin .... and...
We have been in Bruinisse for almost two weeks at our own familiar spot. Why so early in the season? When we heard in early February that we have one day left to leave the harbor and otherwise until at least...
It is the first time that we live on the boat for a whole winter and are moored in Dordrecht. Last year the boat was also in Dordrecht for the whole winter but we were still busy until the beginning of February with the...
The period in Bruinisse after returning from our summer vacation until the end of October flies by. By now we are completely used to living on the boat and are no longer concerned with the difference with living in a house. It goes...
The return trip to the Netherlands takes a special turn halfway through. Never a dull moment as a long distance sailor ☺️. Now, sailing back from Sweden is always a challenge because of finding a good weather hole with prevailing winds from the...
We are having a wonderful 11 day vacation with our daughters on the west coast of Sweden. How lucky we are with the weather 😃. Lots of sunshine, regular fine winds for sailing short stretches, almost no rain and no...
The rebuilding of the entrance will eventually take 3.5 weeks. During that time we are moored at the yard and just working ourselves. In the evenings we occasionally go out for dinner in Henän or Ellös, or we...