June 2018 – EurMacs

— By Helm and CrewJune 20, 20183 Comments

Unfinished, unfinished business: 18/09 – 27/9/2017

Bergues – Veurne – Diksmuide – Fintele – Alveringem – Veurne Veurne It was a rather grey day as we sadly bid farewell to wonderful Bergues. Catharina Elisabeth and Rotterdam Diena left in convoy and we made our way down to the automatic lock that…

— By Helm and CrewJune 18, 20183 Comments

Bergues and Dunquerke: 11/9 – 17/9

(Bergues and Dunkirk) Bienvenue chez les Ch’tis Our main reason for visiting Bergues developed from watching the French movie ‘Bienvenue chez les Ch’tis’ (‘Welcome to the sticks’). It is the highest grossing French movie and gets 75% on Rotten Tomatoes. We first saw the film…

— By Helm and CrewJune 11, 20189 Comments

Plan D: 6/9 – 10/9

La Bassée – (Lille) – Bethune – Watten – Bergues Lille Next morning, we started by sending off some emails (a chore because the internet connectivity was rubbish) and making some exploratory phone calls to try and find a wintering spot. Once that train was…

— By Helm and CrewJune 1, 20182 Comments

In the wars: 2/9 – 5/9

Éclusier-Vaux – Péronne – Marquion – La Bassée Our friends Michel and Rebecca had recommended that if we wanted to see an excellent museum dedicated to WWI, then one not to miss was in Péronne. As it was only a short trip south out of…