Barge Stories

Welcome aboard Zonder Zorg, a restored 1908 Friesian skûtsje, as we explore the European inland waterways. We're a retired Canadian couple, still thirsty for adventure after years of wild and remote sailing. Zonder Zorg means 'carefree' in Dutch, and it reflects our attitude and lifestyle.

One in a million people are born with a curse, the curse of the ware wolf. They must be registered with the government, so they are tracked ad surveyed. Two days before the full moon they must check into a secure government facility, failure to do so will result in severe punishment... But Cassiopeia was never one to follow the rules... ***** Some slight swearing. Not too vicious or anything, just the occasional 's' or 'c' word when they are scared or stressed! enjoy, xx

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Tyler is a sheepherder living in a small community on a new frontier after a lack of work forces him and hundreds of others out of work. Eleven months ago the village of Barge Bend had lost their sons to the draft in preparation for an inevitable war with their western neighbors. They are finally having their sons returned to them, and once more the town seems to have hope of a future. But they will soon discover that a war in the west was not the worst fate that could beset them. The real threat emerges from the unknown lands to the east, and their hopes quickly change from becoming prosperous to simply surviving.

Humorous and anecdotal stories loosely based on experiences traveling and working during the 1980's and 90's, in the African offshore oil industry. Drawing on some real and some imagined situations that should never have occurred, but unfortunately did, all too often. Near sinkings, legendary drinking bouts, malaria driven feverish events, and incredulous run-ins with the politics of Angola and Nigeria from officialdom and from the locals. Old boats and oil equipment that should have been out to pasture, but all ending up offshore Africa, along with the same calibre of personnel, who drifted along with that old equipment.

Bob is a pickle who has spent his whole life hoping that a human family will buy him and his friends so that they can have a home and be loved forever. One day, Bob's dream comes true... well... almost. Will Bob ever have the love of his humans or is he destined to live life in the trash?