17th January 2017 – The idea to make a descent entrance to the hold is coming closer. I drew a few plans, but this evening, I measured the hold. She was not that high as expected. I changed my plans and the entrance will come near the living accommodation instead of in the middle of the hold. Knowing myself, there is a chance that even this plan will change again in the future…
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15th January 2017 – At the shipyard in Rupelmonde are some friends of mine. They are breaking down a houseboat to rebuild it later this year. The interior is not that valuable, but some pieces are nice as decoration. The bedroom doors come from an old ship, just like the light fittings. I went to collect them. They are going to be used in the hold as entrance doors for the exhibition boxes.
14th January 2017 – I found a small table in a local second hand shop in Bruges. It was old, very old and just the right size and price. In the afternoon I did some more furniture and decoration in the living area. It looks cozy.
13th January 2017 – I’m a great fan of old furniture and reusing it. There are only a few things I do buy new. A sofa is one them. I needed a sofa that could fit through the door of the wheelhouse so I went to Ikea.
Instead of buying a sofa, I bought three small ones and a carpet. In the evening, I started mounting the furniture and discovered Ikea is now giving spanners for mounting the furniture. I always wanted to have one room with old colonial decoration.
Since the Tordino is not becoming a houseboat and I don’t have intentions of creating one in the near future, the living space will be decorated with my African stuff.
6th January 2017 – We arrived in Beernem, 506 kilometers in 32 hours. It was a good journey in some ways.
5th January 2017 – The second day started in Vreeswijk and ended in Evergem, Belgium.
4th January 2017 – Just a few pictures from the first part of the journey:
This is also the day where I lost several baskets for my ropes, a gangway, ropes and much more. There was 8 Beaufort wind on the IJselmeer and 9 Beaufort wind on the Markermeer. The power supply of the lorry for the hatches broke and felt in the water, causing the generator to stop working. A serious nightmare! Thanks to a skipper that had to be home because he had an argument with his wife.
3rd January 2017 – We arrived late in the evening aboard the Tordino. After a good meal and a few drinks we all went to bed, to wake up, a little later when another ship hit us. Earlier that day, the yard had launched a ship, but they forgot to put ropes around her so she wouldn’t drift. Besides hitting our ship, and probably a few more on her way, she took a little tjalk with her as well…
She was stopped at the end of the canal, when she became stuck, bow to stern between other ships. I just hoped they would tow her away so we could leave the next day. One thing is for sure, they are amateurs!
28th December 2016 – Another drive to Leeuwarden. The car was filled with food, tools and paperwork. Most stuff is needed for the journey somewhere next week.
