A Sluis to ourselves

THE ADVENTURE STARTS

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May 13th 2014
Day four we finally got away…at 1530…so a short trip and then moored up in a jachthaven opposite Gorinchem which meant we had to face the big barges for the first time on the enormous Waal, about as wide as the Thames at the QEII bridge. The marina was FULL of the most expensive motor boats you have seen – well apart from Sunseeker in Poole – the most expensive one we could find was 950k. ... read more

Europe » Netherlands » North Brabant » Breda

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The Kingdom of the Netherlands was formed in 1815. In 1830 Belgium seceded and formed a separate kingdom. The Netherlands remained neutral in World War I, but suffered invasion and occupation by Germany in World War II. A modern, industrialized natio... ... read more