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Bye Bye Brugge... Hello London!
... a huge thank you to them both for being such gracious hosts, and for Jaey for inviting me there both times and being so kind and generous.
Alas, it was time for me to catch my train to Brussels then to London. The train ride was uneventful, and actually the eurostar is incredibly efficient. Once I arrived in London at Kings Cross, I met with Jamie/JC (I think I have mentioned him using both his name and nickname) and off we went during rush hour traffic on the tube and the commuter ...
Finaly in holland. And back on the briny too.
Merlebeke was a great little stop really. i chatted to the barman who is a real foody. They do international food days regularly. They did africa, sweeden, italy etc. I showed him a haggis recipe and as he loves eating offal he thought a scottish day would go down well. it was snowing heavily when I got up. It didnt settle on the ground long though as it was still about 2c. ...
Running errands- like a normal/real person :)
... You never really know how you are going to feel until it happens. Odd to come to such a realization over a sweater, however, when I finally found one I liked it was so comforting to have....
After the hot chocolates (which everyone should try in Belgium they are soooo delicious) we went back to the apartment, where Jaey and Djuna made me one last delicious home cooked meal. I really adore both of them so much, and they are both such great cooks!
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Zeebrugge to Rotterdam
... blasé about being in this privileged situation, able to watch at first hand experts at work manoeuvring and navigating this massive vessel. It is far and away the most pleasurable experience traveling on a cargo ship holds for me.
The order was given to single up for’ard and aft and within minutes we were edging slowly away from the quayside. The sun was shining brightly – the pressure was up to 1019mb and in the confines of the bridge it ...
More than a touch of wind!!
... no control and makes entering locks and coming alongside problematic at times. It was from my own experience of this that I watched in awe as the Belgian pilot aimed this 130,000 tonne ship at Zeebrugge harbour wall. True it was close to the entrance, well just downwind actually, but to see him hold his nerve as it looked to be on a collision course, was a brilliant piece of navigation. And then if that wasn’t tricky enough, he had ...
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