Sadly few photos of the 2009 voyage up the Rhine, so just a few words

Left Zaandam for Duurstede via the Amsterdam Rhine canal

Arrived in Germany via the Rhine at Emmerich and then Duisberg, Dusseldorf and Mondorf.  There was so little water in the Rhine that barges were sailing half loaded.  We ran aground entering a harbour on the left bank in Dusseldorf, filled the raw water filter with mud and limped across the river to the Kanu Club, highly recommended for visitors.

Please do not believe all the plentiful stories about how difficult the Rhine is, due to the bad mannered barges. Their navigation is faultless (or nearly!). For Cimarron a rear view mirror was an essential retrofit.  The barges come up very fast even though we were at full speed and you need a neck like an owl to see them coming.

Joined the Mosel at Koln to Winningen, Senheim, Traben-Tarbach, Trittenheim to Trier. The Mosel is a fabulous scenic treat and local wine adds to the pleasure, with Bitburger for a pleasant change.

Wintering the boat on the Mosel, due to lateness of season, weight of boat and potentially heavy flooding, seemed difficult.  So a return to Zaandam was one of the better options.

Back down the Mosel and Rhine the same way we came.

2010, North Holland

To be finished very soon, please come back