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La Linge, Colmar and Strasbourg by car.
What a week we’ve had. After a few days in Epinal we decided to rent a car and go further afield. The mooring fees are really reasonable (€8 a night) so leaving Silver Fern moored up for a few extra … Continue reading
Posted in France, French Canal boating
Tagged Alsace, canalboating, Colmar, Epinal, French canals, French markets, Gérardmer, La Linge, Lorraine, Niedermorschwihr, Notre Dame, Ribeauville, Strasbourg, summer, War memorials France
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Scey-sur-Saône to Epinal. Stunning!
After the lovely setting of Scey-sur-Saône we meandered up the Petit Saône past Port-sur-Saône without stopping and continued on to Fourecourt. There is a small port here, very small, but they charge quite high, I thought. €15 with power and … Continue reading
Posted in Canal boat, Canal des Vosges, France, French Canal boating, Holiday 2018, Petite Saône
Tagged Canal des Vosges, Corre, Epinal, Fontenoy-Le-Château, Forchécourt, France, Lorraine, North east France, Petit Saone, River cruising, Son et Lumiere Epinal, summer, wild mooring on the Vosges
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Gray to Scey-sur-Saône. Stormy weather.
Gray was such a convenient (and free) mooring we stayed for six days. It’s a big town with an Intermarché Super and Brico only five minutes walk away and free power and water if you moor close enough to an … Continue reading
Posted in French Canal boating, Gray, Savoyeux, Scey-sur-Saône
Tagged boulangeries, burgundy, canalboat, France, Franche-Compté, french bread, french villages, French wine, Gray, Petit Saone, Saone, Saone tunnels, Storms
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Auxonne, Pontailler-sur-Saône, Mantoche and Gray. Stormy weather.
Auxonne is a great spot for a few days. The Port Royale has very nice moorings but quite pricey. For us €14 per night. There is a large military presence here (Napoleon did his training here back in the day) … Continue reading
St Jean de Losne to Auxonne. The sun came out.
So we’ve been in our home port of St-Jean-de-Losne for two weeks now and we were planning on heading out on our next adventure today but although we finally have our water pump issue sorted at long last (am I … Continue reading
Posted in Auxonne, Canal boat, France, French Canal boating, Holiday 2018, Petite Saône, Saone river, Travel, weed eater
Tagged Auxonne, Canal boating in Bourgogne, France, Petit Saone, St Jean-de-Losne, Storms
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Forget Spring. It feels like Winter.
Apparently we missed Summer. It was lovely but only lasted a week. Since we arrived in France it’s back to rainy cold days with thunderstorms and lightening. I love a good storm but this winter blast is no fun. I’m … Continue reading
Posted in Burgundy, Canal boat, Chalon Sur Saone, Christchurch, Dijon, France, French Canal boating, French markets, highs and lows of living on a boat, Holiday 2018, New Zealand, Saone river, St Jean de Losne
Tagged burgundy, Christchurch, Dijon Gare, Dijon marché, France, French marché, New Zealand, Saint Jean de Losne, Saone river, Singapore Airlines, Strikes
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Goodbye to Autumn, Bonjour au Printemps.
Autumn is here in New Zealand although you wouldn’t know it by the weather! The colours in Christchurch’s Hagley Park and the Botanic Gardens are spectacular. But Alan and I are off to France on Sunday for our next adventure. … Continue reading
Posted in Burgundy, Canal boat, Christchurch, French Canal boating, Holiday 2018, New Zealand, Paris, Paris, Petite Saône, St Jean de Losne, The adventure begins...
Tagged burgundy, Christchurch, France, New Zealand, Strikes
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