27th October 2013 – I have been working nearly continuously in Beernem on the boat. Today, I went to take some pictures at the yacht harbour in Bruges.
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28th September 2013 – Time to go around with my camera again. So many ships ends up at the scrapyard, so many nautical heritage get broken down…. At least I want to save some memories by taking pictures…
22nd September 2013 – We had our harbour days today. In Zeebruges, Ghent and Antwerp you could visit some vessels and company buildings related to the harbour. I decided to go to Antwerp. There were some historical vessels to visit.
7th September 2013 – There was a gathering of some historical ships in Mechelen, followed by a barbecue. it was a great afternoon!
15th August 2013 – Last time I was in Ghent to take pictures must have been last year, around this period. I was working aboard the old coffee shop boat.
I started my day at the Carron yard in Zelzate, followed by the Port Service yard in Ghent and ending on a few more houseboats at the Muide and Voorhavenlaan. It was a nice day!
21st July 2013 – Instead of working on the National Holiday, we did a little trip to Ghent. My neighbour has an old tug, nicely converted into a houseboat. We drove it to Ghent, enjoyed the nice weather and had a lot of fun!
7th July 2013 – One of the reasons why I like Beernem is the amount of traffic on the canal. I’ve seen a lot of nice boats passing by. Sadly enough, I was often to late to take a picture.
16th June 2013 – Most of the time, it is quiet in Beernem. On Friday, there was a tug with a broke engine. It moored next to my neighbour. Today they towed it away. Interesting to see…
22nd May 2013 – It has been a very busy month so far. I have been at the yard helping out some friends with their boat. Meanwhile I’m working on a new project as well. I need a little workshop to store my tools and therefore I decided to sell the Hornblower.
My plans for cruising around have to make place for new ideas. What else did Eleanor Roosevelt mean with ‘The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams’?
7th April 2013 – Sometimes, I would forget I still have a boat with lots of work. The weather was nice, so I finished most of the paintwork (primer) aboard the Hornblower. The wheelhouse is starting to look tidy as well. A few more weeks and she is ready 😉
6th April 2013 – One of the neighbours had a plan of making a small trip to Ostend. he asked me if I could join to help. It was a nice journey!
5th April 2013 – I’ve done Zelzate and Terneuzen. I had some time left and decided to have a look in Ghent. This was also the third and last day of the course I was following…
4th April 2013 – Ghent is not far from Terneuzen, so I drove around to check for boats. While driving, I quickly stopped since the Viking was sailing. She is one of the water supply vessels from Terneuzen. Till 2003, the Watergeus joined her.
3rd April 2013 – While I was in Ghent for an IT course, I decided to see what vessels were dry docked in Zelzate. When I arrived, I met an old friend who lived his dream and bought a brand new Luxe Motor. It is a replica, you know it because there are no rivets. Beside that, you wouldn’t see it at all. It is fantastic little ship. I could live on it straight away!
I left after a few drinks and forgot to take some pictures of his ship…
20th March 2013 – The cold weather continues. It is hard to work, since I have to do a lot of outside work at the moment. I haven’t taken any pictures of the progress, but they will follow.