Summer
has come to an end. It
is time to bring our boat back to the boat yard, for the
necessary winter maintenance. It's
a two-day trip from our home port to the boat yard, so we
get to enjoy one last sailing trip before our season ends. Around
Mid-October, the forecasts predict two last days of sunny weather. A
great opportunity for us to sail to
the boat yard.
Colours Of Water
Art, nature and the sea...
vrijdag 20 oktober 2017
Autumn's Last Sail
woensdag 4 oktober 2017
Sailing the Wadden Sea
Finally, vacation! |
Last
September, after a long year of hard work, I finally finished my
master’s thesis. It was time for a well-earned sailing vacation.
The Monday after my graduation, I and my boyfriend set sail for a
three-week sailing trip.
The
first two days we sail to the north of the IJsselmeer Lake, to the
locks that are the gateway to the Wadden Sea. Although it is
September already, the weather is still nice and sunny. We enjoy the
Dutch version of the Indian summer. But when we arrive at the north
of the IJsselmeer, the weather forecasts start to change. Stormy rain
and winds keep us pinned down in
the town of Makkum.
Labels:
Me my boyfriend and our boat,
Nature
Locatie:
The Dutch part of the Wadden Sea
donderdag 17 november 2016
Mirror Boxing
The
loud call of the oystercatcher always reminds me of the Wadden Sea,
one of its natural habitats. But the salty wetlands of the Wadden Sea
aren't the only place where I meet these beautiful birds.
They
also colonize more inland areas, like college campuses and industrial
sites. These worlds of glass and steel may look like unnatural
places for them. But as long
as it's not too crowded, they seem pretty okay. Most of the time, at
least...
dinsdag 8 november 2016
Those peaceful nights
In
the Netherlands, sailing is big. Really big. Or perhaps, the country
is just a tad too small to fit all those sailors in. But on
hot summer days, everybody seems to get out on the water. In
the evenings, even the smaller natural harbors and inlets are packed
full of boats. There's the smell of barbeques, dinghy-racing kiddo's
and the five other boats you have to climb over to get ashore. Mass
tourism, Waterworld-style.
vrijdag 14 oktober 2016
Winter in the Netherlands
Today, I am posting three paintings instead of one. These three are part of one whole. Together they try to capture the atmosphere of winter in the Netherlands.
woensdag 12 oktober 2016
Winter sailing, winter quietness
Often,
I hear people say: such a shame that summer is over, I enjoyed
sailing so much! Or: ‘I am glad that I live in
California/Malaysia/some other warm country, so I can continue
sailing all year long. Some people seem to assume that sailing is
impossible during the wintertime! But they couldn’t be more
wrong...
Labels:
Me my boyfriend and our boat,
Nature,
Sailing trips
maandag 3 oktober 2016
The cruising life? Oh, if only we could afford that!
You
guys sailed to the Channel Islands? With your own boat? For ten
weeks? Wow guys, that’s really cool! And look at those pictures you
took! Amazing.. This is quite different from our holidays. Two weeks
in some Spanish beach resort, that’s it. Some people are just so
lucky. I gotta admit I’m kinda jealous here.
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