The Memories of the Netherlands
We lived on a boat in the Netherlands for six years. Wonderful memories of the Netherlands.
Posts tagged ‘Piper Boats’
The Poo Sucking Pump
If, like we do, you live on a boat then the human waste (AKA pee and poo) has to go somewhere. And so, we have a sealed (very much sealed) tank on the boat known as the Black Tank and, every now and then, we go to the ‘Poo Sucker’ which empties the gently fermenting contents of tank into the town sewage system. Dumping human waste into the sea, canals and rivers is not allowed. Pumping out is a very quick, easy and fragrant process. The image shows the machine which sucks out all the waste.
The Boat’s for Sale
We put Lucie on the market in 2017 but then decided to spend another year in Holland (hard to leave such a wonderful place). Now the time for us to leave has come around and we have now put Lucie on the market again. If you like the idea of living a wonderful life on the waterways of Europe, then please click here.
Lucie
The Welder (3)
The Welder (3)
The Chain
The Chain
The Welder (2)
The Welder (2)
The Boat Builder
The Boat Builder
The Boat Builders
The Boat Builders
The Welder (1)
The Welder
The Helmswoman
The Helmswoman
The Visit to Antwerp
Our floating home, Lucie, in Antwerp.
The Visit to Antwerp
The Boat Sale
We have decided that we are ready for a new adventure and our home, Dutch barge Lucie, officially goes on sale today. We’ve enjoyed four fabulous years on Lucie and we will miss her. You can look inside Lucie by clicking here. We purchased Lucie brand spanking new from Piper Boats.
The Boat Sale
The Welder (4)
The Welder (4)
The Welder (3)
The Welder (3)
The Boat Builders
Our boat (home) when it was just a few bits of steel on the factory floor.
The Boat Builders
The Daily Grind
The Daily Grind
The Barge Man
The Barge Man
The Boat Builder
Our boat, Lucie, being built.
The Boat Builder
The Helmswoman (1)
Sue steers 30 tonnes of barge (our home) along the river…
The Helmswoman (1)
The Place We Call Home
The Good Ship Lucie. Our home.
The Place We Call Home
The Quiet Moment
The Quiet Moment
The Boat Builders
This photograph was taken in October 2012 when the keel for our boat, Lucie, was laid. We have now been living on Lucie for over 3 years! We’ve just moved to our winter berth in Holland.
The Boat Builders
The Welder
The Welder
The Grinder
The Grinder
The Welders
The Welders
The Welder
The Welder
Where we live…..
We live on a boat!