Tag Archives: North Sea

Behold The Hour, The Boat Arrive– Robert Burns, 1791 Behold the hour, the boat arrive;Thou goest, the darling of my heart;Sever’d from thee, can I survive,But Fate has will’d and we must part.I’ll often greet the surging swell,Yon distant Isle … Continue reading →

Posted on June 8, 2019 by blueheelerhr39 | 4 Comments

Blue Heeler took almost two months travelling the 900nm or so distance from Flensburg to Bergen. Along the way we’ve visited picturesque anchorages, fishing villages and high walking trails with incredible panoramas. Bergen is our final destination in Norway before … Continue reading →

Posted on June 4, 2019 by blueheelerhr39 | 2 Comments

As Australia cools into winter, Norway’s south is beginning to warm up. The smell of fresh paint and cut timber wafts through towns as people prepare their homes for the summer season. Festivities are still weeks away usually in July … Continue reading →

Posted on May 23, 2019 by blueheelerhr39 | Comments Off on Norway’s South: Kristiansand to Egersund

Snaking their way across Sweden via a series of lakes, rivers and mad-made ditches are the impressive waterways: the Göta Canal and the Trollhätte Canal. These two historical constructions connect Stockholm to Göteborg; the fresh water of the Baltic Sea … Continue reading →

Posted on August 24, 2018 by blueheelerhr39 | Comments Off on A tale of two canals: Göta and Trollhätte