Els, Jan and Bas. Els has short grey hair and is wearing glasses and a Navy top. Jan has brown, grey hair and a brown moustache which is big and bushy and wears a blue and white stripe polo top. Bas has short brown hair and is wearing a grey t-shirt underneath a navy and white top.Image source, Bas
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Bas pictured with his parents Els and Jan in 1994

ByLinda Pressly
  • Published32 minutes ago

Some people might find this article upsetting.

Early one morning in June 2024, Bas pulled up next to his parents' campervan, parked on a sunny marina in the north of the Netherlands.

His father and mother, Jan and Els, had spent most of their married life on water. Now in their 70s, they could no longer manage a houseboat. Their campervan, positioned close to the yachts and dinghies, was the next best thing.