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Category Archives: Holiday 2015
Clamecy to Auxerre. The Wind (wine) Down cruise.
There’s a hint of nostalgia in the air during these last few weeks before we start our journey home to New Zealand. The weather has been autumnal, the breeze is cooler, the nights cold at times with temperatures down to … Continue reading
Posted in Auxerre, French Canal boating, Holiday 2015
Tagged 2015, Auxerre, Canal boating, Canal du Nivernais, Clamecy, Mailly-le-Cháteau, Vincelles, Yonne
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Cruising on the Nivernais. Vincelles to Clamecy.
It’s a chilly morning here in Chatel Censoir, but the sun is shining and the wind has died down somewhat. When I last wrote we were moored in Vincelles having made our plan D. And this is still the plan. … Continue reading
Plans A through D…
Here we are, moored at Vincelles on the Canal du Nivernais. We were not planning on being on this canal. In fact plan A was to head down the Canal de Bourgogne towards our winter mooring in St Jean de … Continue reading
Posted in Auxerre, Bailly, Holiday 2015, Joigny, Migennes, Uncategorized, Yonne
Tagged Auxonne, Bailly, canal boat, Canal du Nivernais, Migennes, Yonne
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Playing with the big boys on the Seine and Yonne.
Today is Tuesday and as planned we departed Montargis. We booked a 9am start time at the first lock but somehow nobody had passed it on to the eclusier on duty and we had to wait for a barge (more … Continue reading
Posted in Canal boat, French Canal boating, Holiday 2015, Montargis, Seine, Yonne
Tagged Canal boating, Montargis, Moret-sur-Yonne, Seine, Varennes Lock, Yonne
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Canal de Briare
We left Briare on Thursday morning half an hour earlier than expected after a visit from the Capitaine and went through the three locks back out onto the Canal de Briare with a little speed boat behind us. From there … Continue reading
Leaving Leré, Belleville-sur-Loire and Briare.
It was a nice cool morning as we unplugged, untied and left Leré. We cruised past the nuclear power plant which, let’s face it, is an eyesore. But it is what it is (whatever that means?). Not the pretty ‘bucolique’ … Continue reading
Lazy Days in Leré
Today is Thursday. I’m pretty sure. It’s been a lazy few days since we arrived in Leré. We have achieved a few things though. I managed to administer a haircut to Alan with the clippers. I didn’t scalp him this … Continue reading
Decize, Fleury-sur-Loire, Nevers. Oh and Coypu!
The temperatures have finally come down, although it’s only a temporary reprieve. Later this week we are expecting late 30°s again. The hot dry weather is having an impact on the water levels of the canals. So far there isn’t … Continue reading
Posted in Canal boat, Canal Lateral à la Loire, Decize, France, French Canal boating, Holiday 2015
Tagged Coypu, Decize, Fleury-sûr-Loire, Nevers
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Canicule on the Canal
Canicule is French for heatwave and we are definitely in the middle of one. We arrived in Beaulon after 8 hours and 11 locks. We have had to lower our canopy for almost all the bridges on the Roanne canal … Continue reading
Posted in Beaulon, Decize, French Canal boating, Holiday 2015, Uncategorized
Tagged Beaulon, Canal Lateral de la Loire, Canicule, Decize
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The Kindness of Strangers and Roasting in Roanne…
It has been a while since I have written and lots has happened. However we ran out of Internet a few days ago and had to wait until yesterday to top up our Domino dongle. But now to catch up… … Continue reading