We hope you all had a relaxing Christmas After a much needed break in which the batteries have been recharged, and a delightful Christmas, updating the blog is underway once more. Dokkum to Leeuwarden: Netherlands, Europe   Leeuwarden, Friesland: Netherlands, Europe    

For a change, we were blessed with a warm sunny day as Gratis motored us upon the canals and lakes. First, a walk through Lemmer, which proved to be a pleasant holiday town, then off Bob and I went. A short ten or so kilometres later, Sloten with its old stone arched gateway and working […]

Our trip this morning took us across the Sneekermeer and Goaliingarypster waterways. It was on these large lakes that the sailing races were taking place. For Gratis, it meant a game of ‘Dodgem Boats’ as she wove her way through the field whilst simultaneously keeping clear of the shallows. At one stage, a quick 360 […]

Terry’s three week visit had rapidly come to a close. After dropping her at the railway station where she would depart, Bob and I headed out for a day of relaxing countryside exploration in Little G2. Narrow waterways that led to shallow waterlily clad lagoons. Farmhouses. A child’s playground delight! Travel came to an abrupt end […]

Weather prediction. Morning: mostly cloudy with some rain; Afternoon: mostly cloudy with some sun. 11am, all looking good, off set we: destination, the church. What was that? A spot or two? It couldn’t be! Looked up; pretty clear, a drop or two won’t hurt. On to the church – yes, there was one on the […]

This was a day of exploration. Originally surrounded by a moat – some of which still survives – Blokhuispoort, was originally constructed as a fort – like structure by the Saxons. This enabled them to govern the Friesland region. From 1580 until 2007, the structure was used to house prisoners. The Frieslanders have looked outside […]