After reading lots of books and maps we have planned to sail along both sides of the English Channel from Flushing in Cornwall to Flushing (Vlissingham) in the Netherlands
Why Flushing to Flushing?
A bit of history. Flushing in Cornwall was originally known as Nankersey. It was expanded in the 1660s by Dutch engineers from Vlissingen, a port city in the Netherlands. They built its stone quays and lent the village its name, Flushing which is an anglicised version of Vlissingen.
We started loading the boat a few days before our anticipated departure. We took a water taxi from Mylor to make transferring some awkward items onto the boat a little easier. Making conversation, the water taxi gentleman asked where we were travelling to. He then informed us that some of the Dutch canal network was closed 😬
All the best laid plans……….
After checking the canal situation we have decided to continue with our plans and hope to do a smaller part of the Netherlands 🇳🇱 and a little more of Northern France 🇫🇷