Beachy Head, England Ruda celebrated her return to home waters by anchoring for the night in the The Downs to imagine herself amongst the...

To Nijmegen , Net herlands The low level of the Elbe on the return journey from Prague meant that Ruda bumped along the bottom at times,...

Arriving in Prague, Czech Republic Having battled the strong currents from Magdeburg, we had been advised that the current decreased...

Rugen, Germany On sighting the towering lighthouse that marks the border town of Świnoujście at the western end of the Polish coast, Ruda...

Riga, Latvia Early one summer Ruda left her winter berth in Kotka and crossed the Gulf of Finland to Estonia and its capital, Tallinn. In...

Finland After spending winter on Ljusterö in the Stockholm archipelago, Ruda crossed the Gulf of Bothnia via the enchanting Åland...

Gota Canal, Sweden After a very enjoyable stay in Norway, Ruda headed back down Oslofjord before turning east to follow the border that...

Halden, Norway On leaving Paris early one spring, Ruda hadn’t expected to voyage as far as Oslo during that cruising season, but finding...

Gedser, Denmark Ruda left Paris one spring to travel north-east along the Marne and down the Moselle, eventually to join the Rhine at...

Chateau Neuf, Burgundy Canal In the spring of 2004, having spent time in Devon recovering some of her youthful strength and beauty, Ruda...