15th July 2023 – At lunchtime I started making a quick makeover of the old boat stored in a warehouse near Tordino. I quickly sanded down the wood, cleaned the hull and repainted the boat. There was some damage to the bow as well. This I tried sorting out with epoxy, my first repair ever with this product.
14th July 2023 – We sailed back from the yard. It had been a long time since I last sailed through the harbour of Ostend. It was a good and friendly service. In no time we passed two locks and two bridges had to open for us. Maybe something to do with the Stern somewhere in September…
9th July 2023 – While the museum was open I added some nice objects like a few bronze construction plates…
8th July 2023 – We drove to Dordrecht and Antwerp to get some new stuff for the museum, mainly small objects and some books. I also got two old doors from back accommodations of Spits barges.
6th July 2023 – The Djoey is being towed to a yard in Ostend. It was dry-docked in the afternoon. After a good inspection we found a few small issues and of course a missing propeller.
5th July 2023 – The ship is still moored in front of the lock, but the tug can’t make it to the location she is at the moment. The only solution was to tow her by hand through a lock and two bridges to get her back on her mooring. A good coordination and five people made the job very easy!
25th June 2023 – I had some friends visiting Tordino. They arrived yesterday evening with their tjalk and will stay until tomorrow. We had a few drinks, a good chat and a journey with the Djoey on the canal… A day well spent!
16th June 2023 – A group of people from Bredene came to visit the ship. It was extremely warm aboard, never the less most visitors seemed to have a serious interest in the story aboard!
6th June 2023 – Several boats were on their way back from Oostende voor Anker
2nd June 2023 – We visited Oostende voor Anker. I was a bit disappointed with the amount of vessels you could see, never mind visit…
1st June 2023 – It is always nice to see one of your old ships sailing on the canal. The Op Hoop van Zegen was underway to Nieuwpoort.
27th May 2023 – The commercial barge Amon went to Ostend. I took a few pictures while she moved alongside Tordino.
23rd May 2023 – I spotted the boat Lillo heading to Bruges.
23rd May 2023 – After I finished the input of the flags and the prayer cards, I can now start digitalizing several boxes of old negatives.
21st May 2023 – We made a walk in the evening, something we now and then do. It was a hobby since I was 14 years old to take pictures of the fishing vessels, and now I just continue taking pictures…
