Maria moored beside a grassy towpath with a lock ahead on a quiet canal

Cruising · 2020–2026

Where Maria took us.

Seven seasons through France, Belgium and the Netherlands — each year with its own route, places and stories.

7Cruising seasons
1,178Cruising hours
1,004Locks travelled
3Countries

The latest journey

Where the story has reached.

Start with the most recent season, then follow Maria’s route back to the beginning.

Our years underway

The years that brought us here.

Every photograph opens the complete journey for that year, preserving the route, notes and moments recorded along the way.

Everyday underway

Not every mile is sunshine.

Rain at the helm and the close work of a lock are part of the journey too. They give the quieter arrivals their meaning.

Kaz steering Maria in wet weather
Kaz at the helm when the weather turns.
Maria passing close beside a lock wall
The careful work of another lock.

The complete journey · 2020–2026

Seven seasons on one map.

From Burgundy to Paris, north through Belgium and the Netherlands, and east through Alsace to Strasbourg. These are the connected rivers and canals recorded in Maria’s log.

Swipe the map sideways to follow the routes

Overview of Maria’s recorded journeys from 2020 to 2026 A simplified geographic map of the waterways Maria followed from central France to Paris, Belgium, the Netherlands and Strasbourg. FRANCEBELGIUMNETHERLANDSALSACE SeineOise · Canal du NordLoingCanal latéral à la LoireCanal du CentreCanal de BourgogneSaôneDoubsRhineMeuseScheldtRhine–Maas delta SeurreMâconLyonParisMoret-sur-LoingMontargisNeversDigoinMontceauDijonAuxonneDoleBesançonStrasbourgRotterdamAmsterdamCoevordenLiège

All seven seasons shown · 2020–2026Drawn from Maria’s written cruising log — not GPS

Continue exploring

From the journeys to Maria’s history.

The next chapter follows Maria from working cargo vessel to the travelling home she is today.

Read Maria’s history