Tag Archives: French canals

Seneffe to Valenciennes, back into France we go.

Posted on August 4, 2019 by

Bonjour, we are back in France after an interesting and generally enjoyable trip through southern Belgium. The last time I wrote we were in Seneffe and planning our trip down the historical century old but recently renovated four boat lifts … Continue reading →

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Charlesville to Seneffe. Into Belgium we go.

Posted on July 17, 2019 by

Last time I wrote we had heard the Meuse would be closing locks 1-8 July 4th. With no time to turn around and head back that way and the Canal des Ardennes closed in the middle, we took the only … Continue reading →

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St Mihiel to Verdun. Taking our time.

Posted on June 15, 2019 by

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 →

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La Linge, Colmar and Strasbourg by car.

Posted on July 1, 2018 by

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 →

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Back to the Southern Hemisphere!

Posted on October 26, 2017 by

Home again! We’ve been back in New Zealand a few weeks now and the weather is starting to look more like spring after some quite wintery temperatures. Personally I love the coolness and we are enjoying all that the Garden … Continue reading →

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Auxonne, Dole & Rochefort. Heatwaves and thunderstorms. 

Posted on September 1, 2017 by

August 24 Thursday Daughter Georgie and her partner Chris arrived to visit us, travelling from Santorini to Auxonne via most modes of transport known to man including planes trains and automobiles. They arrived to a bit of a heatwave here … Continue reading →

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La-Ferté-sous-Jouarre to Lagny-sur-Marne. 

Posted on July 2, 2017 by
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Chaumont to St-Dizier. A mixed bag.

Posted on June 4, 2017 by

Sunday, May 28. Mothers Day in France. Not the best day for us. We cast off from Chaumont and headed through the first lock and all was looking good. About half an hour later 3 things happened. Our engine overheat … Continue reading →

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Christchurch to St Jean de Losne. This years adventure begins.

Posted on May 16, 2017 by

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 →

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Cyclone Debbie, Cyclone Cook? Time to head North!

Posted on April 13, 2017 by

Daylight Saving has just finished here in New Zealand and, quelle horreur, I had to turn a lamp on at 5.15pm! Speaking of turning, the weather! Our Summer was almost a non-event this year and Autumn also seems to be … Continue reading →

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