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Tag Archives: canal boat
St Mihiel to Verdun. Taking our time.
We left St Mihiel early on 30 May and headed north, stopping at Lacroix-sur-Meuse, only 9kms along the canal. We were tied up for the day by 10am! It was Ascension Day and on our walk through the village we … Continue reading
Toul to Basse-Ham marina, north of Metz.
Hurrah! France won the Fifa World Cup final and thank goodness for that. The cacophony of car horns went on for hours with people hanging out of their car windows waving flags and banners and driving round the town. What … Continue reading
Posted in French Canal boating, Holiday 2018, Metz
Tagged Basse-Ham marina, canal boat, Canal boating, Liverdun, Metz, Moselle, Pont-à-Mousson
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Cumières to La-Ferte-Sous-Jouarre. Vineyards and heatwaves.
Monday June 19. Cumières was an excellent stop for us. The beautiful wine village of Hautvillier a highlight of the season so far. But it was time to move on so we cast off and headed downstream. The engine water … Continue reading
Posted in French Canal boating, Holiday 2017
Tagged canal boat, Chateau Thierry, Dormans, La-Ferte-Sous-Jouarre
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Christchurch to St Jean de Losne. This years adventure begins.
Every year we are surprised by how quickly May comes around and this year is no exception and suddenly it’s time to head away on a new adventure. There is a lot of planning and saving that goes into living … Continue reading
Posted in Autun, Burgundy, Christchurch, Dijon, France, French Canal boating, French markets, Holiday 2017, New Zealand, Paris, Travel
Tagged Autun, burgundy, canal boat, Chalon sur Saone, Dijon, French canals, St Jean-de-Losne
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Au’revoir and Kia Ora. It’s time to chase the Summer south.
It’s that time of year, folks. We have only three more days in France and then homeward bound (to our other home because Silver Fern really does feel like a home now). Someone said it doesn’t feel like we had … Continue reading
Posted in Burgundy, Canal boat, France, French Canal boating, Holiday 2016, Paris, Saone river, St Jean de Losne, Travel, Yarn bombing
Tagged burgundy, canal boat, France, French canals, Saone, St Jean-de-Losne
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Mâcon, Belleville, Travoux and where the Saône meets the Rhône, the beautiful Lyon
Wednesday 31 August We were woken by a boat leaving port at 6am this morning. By 7.30 we were up, showered and ready to go. There is a handy fuel quay here in Mâcon’s Port de Plaisance so we … Continue reading
Posted in Burgundy, Canal boat, France, French Canal boating, Holiday 2016
Tagged Belleville, boating in Burgundy, canal boat, Dracés Lock, Lyon, macon, Rhône-Alps, Travoux
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St Jean de Losne to Seurre and Chalon sur Saône. 35°+ Phew!
Thursday 25 August. As forecasted this week we are having a bit of a heatwave. Temperatures round 35° (inside and outside) and as usual very little breeze. Much as we love the St Jean de Losne marina it can get … Continue reading
Posted in Canal boat, Chalon Sur Saone, France, French Canal boating, Holiday 2016, Saone river, Seurre, Seurre lock, St Jean de Losne, Travel
Tagged canal boat, canalboat, Chalon sur Saone, Saone, St Jean-de-Losne
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Plombiére-les-Dijon to St Jean-de-Losne on the Saône river.
Wednesday 10 August. Plombiére was a good mooring. No power or water available, at least where we were, which is surprising considering it’s a reasonable size. There are very dilapidated electrical points but they don’t work. The lockeeper showed up … Continue reading
The Pouilly Tunnel and Vandanesse-en-Auxois
The Pouilly Tunnel. Constructed between 1822 and 1832 it is 3.34kms long and goes straight through the hill between Pouilly-en-Auxois and Escommes. It has been in the back of our minds since we started on the Canal de Bourgogne weeks … Continue reading
Vandanesse-en-Auxois to Pont d’Ouche. More Men Behaving Badly…
The Vandanesse-en-Auxois mooring is popular with hotel peniches which take up a lot of room on the quai but we were lucky when we arrived because there was only one tied up, leaving plenty of room for us. Behind the … Continue reading