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Week 212: Preparing to go
Delfine

Week 212: Preparing to go

A crazy week. I return from Belgium with architects, we hard prepping Clair de Lune for getting underway, collect our skipper and then work even harder to make sure everything is in place. We're finally ready to set off.
15 Sep 2024 9 min read
Week 211: Back on Clair de Lune
Delfine

Week 211: Back on Clair de Lune

A quick tourist visit to Brugge (market research we say!), a couple of days of admin and then it's back to Clair de Lune again.
08 Sep 2024 10 min read
Week 210: Keeping up momentum
England

Week 210: Keeping up momentum

A flying visit to the UK to do an Inland Waterways Handling Course and several things start falling into place.
31 Aug 2024 7 min read
Week 209: Matilda is on the hard
Matilda

Week 209: Matilda is on the hard

An epic voyage (for me anyway) crossing from Lesvos to Athens over a couple of days as we finally relocate Matilda, then back to Belgium and Gent with Karina.
25 Aug 2024 12 min read
Week 208: One boat, two boats
Matilda

Week 208: One boat, two boats

With moving Clair de Lune delayed due to closures, we decide that I should head back to Mytiline and Matilda to get her ready to leave.
18 Aug 2024 5 min read
Week 207: Back in Belgium
Belgium

Week 207: Back in Belgium

More admin back in Gent
11 Aug 2024 7 min read
Week 206: Clair de Lune
Delfine

Week 206: Clair de Lune

We purchase Clair de Lune
05 Aug 2024 17 min read
Week 205: Discover by Barge
Belgium

Week 205: Discover by Barge

The company is officially formed, we move into our apartment and the contract for the barge is ready to go. A lot happens this week!
27 Jul 2024 10 min read
Week 204: Exploring Gent and settling in
Belgium

Week 204: Exploring Gent and settling in

At the end of our first week in Gent, we haven't made as much progress as we'd like, but we have made more progress than we thought.
21 Jul 2024 8 min read
Week 203: Kalispera Greece, Hallo Belgium
Matilda

Week 203: Kalispera Greece, Hallo Belgium

And just like that, our chapter in Greece is over. We made the call and moved to Belgium...
14 Jul 2024 9 min read
Week 202: Diesel Drama
Matilda

Week 202: Diesel Drama

Boat drama after boat drama this week as weather and mechanical issues conspire against us.
07 Jul 2024 8 min read
Week 201: Around Burgundy, then Athens
Delfine

Week 201: Around Burgundy, then Athens

A quick trip into Burgundy, France to check out some barges and then we're off, back to Athens again.
29 Jun 2024 6 min read
Week 200: Costa Brava
Spain

Week 200: Costa Brava

We spend a week on the Costa Brava with Tim’s parents, Julie and Barry.
25 Jun 2024 10 min read
Week 199: Bunbury with Otto the wonder dog
Travel

Week 199: Bunbury with Otto the wonder dog

Touring Cheshire and off to Spain.
15 Jun 2024 10 min read
Week 198: House Sitting in Bunbury
England

Week 198: House Sitting in Bunbury

Housesitting in Bunbury and exploring Chesire while we wait to head to Spain.
09 Jun 2024 6 min read
Week 197: Ella & Inge's Wedding
Travel

Week 197: Ella & Inge's Wedding

After 17 months of waiting, Ella and Inge's wedding finally arrives!
03 Jun 2024 9 min read
Week 196: Edinburgh - pre-wedding
Travel

Week 196: Edinburgh - pre-wedding

A week of relaxing in Edinburgh. housesitting and waiting for Ella and Inge's wedding.
26 May 2024 4 min read
Week 195: The Netherlands to Edinburgh
The Netherlands

Week 195: The Netherlands to Edinburgh

Exploring a little of the southern Netherlands, heading to Belgium for the day and then off to Edinburgh!
19 May 2024 5 min read
Week 194: Eurovision then The Hague
Denmark

Week 194: Eurovision then The Hague

We made Eurovision and then head to The Netherlands for a house sit for a few days.
12 May 2024 9 min read
Week 193: Medical checks, then off to Copenhagen
Matilda

Week 193: Medical checks, then off to Copenhagen

A shitty time in Lesvos this week then off to Copenhagen for the weekend before the Eurovision semi-final.
05 May 2024 7 min read
Week 192: Samothraki, Limnos and back to Lesvos
Matilda

Week 192: Samothraki, Limnos and back to Lesvos

Visiting Samothraki and the Sanctuary of the Gods before returning to Limnos and home to Mytilini, Lesvos.
28 Apr 2024 8 min read
Week 191: Leisure in Limnos
Matilda

Week 191: Leisure in Limnos

We explore the delightful island of Limnos, one of our new favourites.
21 Apr 2024 10 min read
Week 190: Season 2024 is properly underway
Matilda

Week 190: Season 2024 is properly underway

We leave Mytilini for Sigri and set off to cross to Limno.
14 Apr 2024 5 min read
Week 189: Matilda is a boat again!
Matilda

Week 189: Matilda is a boat again!

Matilda is a boat once again -- our first two trips of the season.
07 Apr 2024 8 min read
Week 188: Cappadocia and Pammukale
Turkey

Week 188: Cappadocia and Pammukale

An epic roadtrip with Sarah and Peter where we travel from Mytilini to Ayvalik, then Cappadocia, Pammukale and back to Ayvalik and Mytilini.
31 Mar 2024 15 min read
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