With practically a click of the fingers, the clouds were blown away and out came the sun. We two Aussies don’t deal too well with days of grey! On went Betsy – Bob renamed her – and off down the Spui went we. Other than for a working barge, the river was ours. Some time […]

Having exited the Parksluis, into the Nieuw Maas went Gratis. Heading west, our aim was to reach Hellevoetsluis by mid – afternoon. Upon the Nieuw Maas, it is imperative that the VHF radio be monitored at all times, since the shipping on there is in proportions that defy belief. With the wash created by them, […]