Author: Helm and Crew

Méricourt – Andrésy – Rueil-Malmaison We had booked to stay in the Arsenal marina in Paris on the 21st and, while they said they were not fussed if we arrived precisely on the day of booking, we were well set for arriving on time. In…

Méricourt – Giverny (by car) Plan A, B and C We had visited Monet’s Garden briefly by car in 2010 – we could only stay a short while and only had time to walk through the gardens. After purchasing Catharina Elisabeth and considering where we…

Compiègne – St-Leu-d’Esserent – Auvers-sur-Oise – Pontoise – Méricourt We had a bit of deadline approaching in that we were meeting Lisette’s sister and partner near Monet’s Garden in Giverny in four days time and had about 150 km to travel. So we would need…

Soissons – Vic-sur-Aisne We didn’t want to rush to Compiègne and our DBA waterways guide marked Vic-sur-Aisne as a convenient and well-provisioned (free power and water) mooring. Here’s a map of the three cruises – the previous one, this one and the next we would…