Category: Barging

—  By Helm and Crew

Neo Vita’s last cruise

Sunshine and Rain We arrived in Groningen two weeks ago, to several days of brilliant sunshine, over 35ºC temperatures, and much to finish organising. Too busy to write. We left Groningen to start cruising about a week ago, nice weather, lots to see and do,…

Let’s start at the very beginning…

Let’s start at the very beginning – it’s a very good place to start No, this page is not about “The Sound of Music”, although we did spend some time in Salzburg while on Catharina Elisabeth – on a one week side trip – and…
—  By Helm and Crew

The Best $50 we ever spent

TANSTAAFL When we first noticed/became entranced with ‘Neo Vita’, we hit upon the idea of asking Michel and Rebecca, the owners of ‘t Majeur who had so kindly hosted us for a week of cruising during the year, to take a trip in the middle…
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Plans in Jelly

Cruising in 2015 Planning for cruising in a barge can be essential – but should be worthless. As a fellow bargee recently quipped “just keep your plans set in jelly and you’ll be fine”. It’s often necessary to have some idea of where you are going,…