Savannah Cats

ENJOYING HOLLAND WITH OTHERS

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June 25th 2014
We arrived in Meppel to a lock closed for lunch time but a very nice Dutch couple invited us to moor up with them. They had a 15 year old dog Bongo and their boat was 37 years old. He had been a harbour master in different places but now retired and gave Paul well received advice about getting to the Friesian Islands or not – the bottom line was, watch the weather, don’t mistime it, get the ti ... read more

Europe » Netherlands » Drenthe » Meppel

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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