Category Archives: Experiences on the Canals

How much Diesel do we have? Will we run out of fuel?

Posted on September 13, 2014 by agclontarf

The boat is very economical and has used a lot less fuel than I thought throughout the Gap Year. However I did get fed up of doing countless calculations and worrying if we would run out of fuel or not … Continue reading →

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Henrichenburg Boat Lift and Buying a Carpet for the Boat

Posted on September 10, 2014 by agclontarf

Last week we motored from Munster to Henrichenburg on the Elms Canal. We only stopped there because I wanted to visit the barge museum and ancient boat lifts. Nuala said we have a schedule to keep but as I would love … Continue reading →

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The Rhine Again- going up stream now – a different story!

Posted on September 9, 2014 by agclontarf

We are back on the Rhine again since last Friday. I was going to write a blog about buying carpets for the boat but that will have to wait as going up river on the Rhine is happening now and … Continue reading →

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Munster Again ! – Because Nuala says best charity shop in Germany is here

Posted on September 3, 2014 by agclontarf

We spend the last two days in Munster. It’s great because you can moor in the old harbour close to the centre of town. We stopped again on the return trip because Nuala wanted to revisit the charity shop! Also … Continue reading →

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We have become so flexible with planning and targets – it’s scary

Posted on August 27, 2014 by agclontarf

Nuala and I agreed last week that after Berlin we would cruise for long days and get back to Koblenz (825 km away), as soon as possible in case the water levels on the Rhine start to rise. That was … Continue reading →

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Leaving Berlin to go to Potsdam – An Interesting City

Posted on August 25, 2014 by agclontarf

We got up early (at 7 am) to leave Berlin before the tourist boats got going. Again this proved to be a wise decision as we passed through Charlottenburg Lock and were out on the Havel See (Lake) by 9.am, … Continue reading →

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Our First Impressions of Germany

Posted on July 9, 2014 by agclontarf

We have been in Germany nineteen days now and our first impressions are below…. After spending almost three months in France, and with Nuala having such good French, we were worried about moving to Germany. But as I reminded Nuala, … Continue reading →

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We are on the way to Berlin- 15 days to go!

Posted on July 2, 2014 by agclontarf

On Sunday we turned off the Rhine and onto the Rhine-Herne- Canal. It now feels like we are actually heading for Berlin as we are only 600 km away.

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Journey from Bingen to St Goar- The Narrowest and Fastest Section of the Rhine

Posted on June 30, 2014 by agclontarf

All the guide books warn that the river section from Bingen to Saint Goar can be fast and dangerous due to strong currents and shallow areas. At the same time, they say it is the most beautiful section of the … Continue reading →

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Our First Days on the Rhine

Posted on June 24, 2014 by agclontarf

We have started our journey on the Rhine!  It’s a mighty fast flowing river, with high volumes of barge traffic- a place to be very careful. Hence, there have been no blogs as we have been fully occupied staying out of … Continue reading →

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