Leak in the fuel supply leads to engine problems aboard motor yacht Lady Liselot in Rouen, France

"So you want to enjoy everyday life more," life said to me, "then I'll give you some rest so we can see how you handle this, with your new outlook on life..." And so it happened.
It was amazing to discover how relaxed I was in this situation. There was no fuel leak, but the fuel line was leaking, causing air to be sucked in, making the engine feel quiet. That problem was quickly resolved, but then another problem arose, one I had caused myself after replacing several engine parts on the port engine in 2023. Very stupid of me, so I had to have new parts flown in from the Netherlands.

In Summer of 2023 I had the plan to sail from The Netherlands, to Belgium and then to England to visit London. But 2023 brought a Summer full of hard wind and bad weather, so I had to cancel that plan.
In beginning of 2025, I introduced the plan to sail motorvessel Lady Liselot to The Med, The Mediterranean. Since this trawler yacht has an airdraft of 5.3m with the mast down, I can only reach The Med, by sea or by the river Danube. I decided to pick the most challenging route: Via The North Sea, The Channel, which later becomes The Atlantic Ocean.
But, that brave decission caused a lot of stress in my head, causing weeks of procrastination.
Weeks became months.
BUT, on one point in August 2025, I decided: "F*CK IT, JUST DO IT".
All this also caused that I decided not to produce any longform videos. The footage is there, but whilst travelling, I want to be in the journey and not being a content producer.

Part of my procrastination is the 'fear' of not knowing what will happen when I arrive somewhere. I claim I am searching for new destinations, but that sentence is way, way out of my comfort zone. Because of my ASS, new destinations always create underlying stress. The problem is that I often have 10 scenarios planned out in my head, which then turn out to be completely inaccurate in practice.


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Leak in the fuel supply leads to engine problems aboard motor yacht Lady Liselot in Rouen, France

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