Year: 2018

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…

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…

Amiens – Sailly-Laurette – Eclusier-Vaux We left early in the morning with fine weather that became warmer and sunnier as the day passed. We cruised back along the river side of the Hortillonnages with its gates and gardens, then out into the winding river and…

Picquigny – Amiens One of the other cool things about having more than two of us on Catharina Elisabeth is that we could enjoy le petit déjeuner, on the aft deck as we were actually cruising, while Deb / Peter took the helm. Magnifique! Approaching…