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Moored up in France for the winter

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In our last post we "dismasted" Let Bateau and we're motoring South in Belgium up the Mass/Meuse River. It is so nice to get to a bridge or tunnel and know we don't have to wait for an "opening". One of the more impressive opening bridges And now straight under a low bridge Then on South through Belgium to the lovely old town of Namur on the confluence of the Mass and Sambre rivers. Namur with it's medieval fort above the town bridge As we motored up the river we came across a lot of fisherman who were almost exclusively catch and release. They at times had a huge amount of paraphernalia. And some of the boats were just like a truck tube, but with an electric outboard and a depth sounder/fishfinder. Yes, his feet are out the bottom! On the Meuse River in France We wound up the Meuse Valley between steep green hills often with rocky outcrops. It was so different to to the Dutch countryside. Along the way we would come to villag...
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Dismasted in the South of the Netherlands

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But before you get too concerned this is all part of the plan to be a motor boat through Belgium and France. Sometime next year we will go through Bordeaux, pop out at La Rochelle and become a yacht again. Well that is plan A (#1). This year a lack of rain is blocking the potential route. But next year? Le Bateau trying to look like a motor boat after arriving in Strijensas Marina, Hollandsch Diep, South Netherlands But to go back to the end of our last blog Peter and Jane had left and we had a pleasant sail back to Germany and the Kiel canal from Naskov in Denmark. We came back through the German Friesan Islands using the tides and weather window which made it quite easy and comfortable. Our track on the plotter, the green bits are dry at low tide We met Kerry and Jenny in Delfzijl at one of our favourite yacht clubs, the Abel Tasman. Ants managed to sell the nearly new Danish charts to a local in the club coffee room. Cruised through Groningen province and Friesl...
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