We arrived in Dordrecht and immediately fell in love with the place! So much so, we’ve decided to stay here for the winter – instead of heading to a planned winter berth in Southampton…
Dordrecht is a very old city, with plenty of history and loads of things for us to do to while away the winter months. Since we’re here for 6 months, we’ve taken up Dutch residency – which will give Laurie a full 5 years of being able to travel around Europe without having to worry about time limits… Hopefully by then, the Portuguese government will have finally considered her application for citizenship!
Our winter berth
Looking south from the Church tower
Gateway to Dordrecht
Boat chores are well underway – but there’s plenty of those to keep us busy too!
The boat chores… this is the low pressure watermaker pump – new seals and new bearings now installed…
Bill:
What happened to your plan to go to South America and beyond?
Best regards,
Peter
One more. Because of my grandfather I qualify for Portuguese citizenship except for 1 thing. I don’t speak Portuguese, although I am a major consumer of chourico.
Peter
Hi there – i finally caught up on your posts – we loved Amsterdam too. We were there and Delft in late September for a few days visiting one of our former au pairs prior to going on a Rhine River cruise which ended in Basel. Hard to believe that you have been sailing for so long! If you are ever back in RI/MA, let me know. It would be fun to see you in person.
Bill heard you in US. Do you have a cell phone so I can get in touch with you.
Goodness, just seen that you are in Holland. I have worked in Amsterdam for the last 8 months and leave tomorrow. May pop back mid Feb. How long are you intending to stay? Steve
Here until April probably – look forward to catching up!
Oh wow! I had no idea you were still in the Netherlands! Hope you still enjoy Dordrecht.
Cheers,
Agnes and Bas