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Category Archives: Barging
Barging through a canal
A good few years ago, someone recommended canal barging to us as a good way to pass the time. Having little clue about boating, we investigated, weighed the pros and cons, and decided to take the plunge in 2008. We … Continue reading →
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Tonnerre – Sunrise marvel
We overnighted at Tonnerre, and performed a bit of clothes shopping at the nearby supermarket, necessitated by an airline luggage disaster. We also partook of some local culinary wonders and vinyard nectar in the form of a lovely Burgundy rose (that … Continue reading →
Tonnerre – a daytime wonder
We arrived in Tonnerre after another hot day’s barging and found ourselves moored across from a really run-down grain and cereal silo. A slow-setting sun meant the bare brick and cement of the silo cast a lovely reflection into the canal … Continue reading →
Middle of nowhere – Cry-sur-Armancon, and the Italian Rope-Coilers
Our last full day on the canal would certainly be an eventful one. Allessandro would meet a few lock doors up close and personal, a delightful local meal of steak tartar, crab, wine and proper steak and an Italian rope … Continue reading →
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Pacy
The day after Tonnerre was a biggie. We were still behind schedule and faced more than 20km up the canal to a small town called Pacy-sur-Armancon. And thirteen locks! Eeek. In practise, this was pretty simple, notwithstanding the lock-keepers having … Continue reading →
The town of Tonnerre
The morning we woke up in Flogny-la-Chappelle saw us a bit behind schedule, and our aim was to make it to Tonnerre that day, and this was done with little effort and we arrived a little after lunch. It was … Continue reading →
Boating, boating, boating
Further boating formalities included more money, lots of paperwork and a boat introduction by a fun French fellow (we’re sure his name was Pierre. Or Armand perhaps. Or Eric even) that showed us our boat. Turns out the previous boating … Continue reading →
Saint Florentin to Flogny-la-Chappelle
A luggage no-show in Saint Florentin meant that we could get a good look at the town and experience it very well. We hadn’t gotten into any towns up to that point and this one turned out lovely. Seems that … Continue reading →
France – the land of milk and honey, cheese and ham and bread
With the first day over, the second started where the first ended – food. This time, it was disguised as petit de jeuner, or breakfast. The cheese, meats, yogurt and bread were all a fiendish plot to slow us down. … Continue reading →