Tag Archives: Marne River

Chalons-en-Champagne to Vraincourt. Farewell to vineyards.

Posted on August 11, 2017 by khodges2013

July 27-August 5, Chalons-en-Champagne. As I mentioned in my last post the Canal Entre Champagne et Bourgogne had a bridge closure, stopping all traffic for about 10 days and so we tied up on one of the pontoons in Chalons … Continue reading →

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La-Ferté-sous-Jouarre to Mareuil-sur-Ay via Epernay, revisited. 

Posted on July 21, 2017 by khodges2013

Saturday July 15. We departed La Ferté-sous-Jouarre at 8am. It was a pleasant day for cruising, warm but not too hot. We had a couple of locks that weren’t working, the first one of the day and the last. Both … Continue reading →

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Paris, au revoir. The return up the Marne. 

Posted on July 17, 2017 by khodges2013

Friday July 7th. Paris. We were loving being in the heart of Paris and sharing it with family. Alan and Georgie took a hop-on hop-off Batobus boat, checking out the sights along the Seine and in the evening we caught … Continue reading →

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Lagny-sur-Marne to Paris. We made it!

Posted on July 7, 2017 by khodges2013
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La-Ferté-sous-Jouarre to Lagny-sur-Marne. 

Posted on July 2, 2017 by khodges2013
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From deja vu to Beaucoup de bubbly. Champagne!

Posted on June 18, 2017 by khodges2013

Tuesday June 13th. Talk about been there, done that. It was not a great morning for us. Things started off fine. I walked to the Best Boulangerie almost ever, picked up a delicious baguette for lunch while Alan paid the … Continue reading →

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