Author: Lisette

I love all things French, our cruising lifestyle and keeping Catharina and the rest of the crew in shipshape condition.
—  By Lisette

Cruising into new territory (3/06 – 7/06)

Auxonne – Seurre – Chalon-sur-Saône Seurre Having enjoyed some lovely warm sunny days, we found ourselves cruising Catharina Elisabeth off for the 2025 season under a grey sky. Still, with only two locks to negotiate for our first day, one to exit the derivation from…
—  By Lisette

Roanne to Paray-le-Monial (20/7 to 23/7)

Roanne – Briennon – Bonnand – Paray-le-Monial We chatted with Jim and Marianne and our aspiration for their trip was to explore a bit of Roanne, experience some quiet cruising and mooring on the Canal de Roanne à Digoin, finish the last short section of…
—  By Lisette

Wine country again (07/07 – 09/07)

Ménétréol-sous-Sancerre – La Chapelle-Montlinard – Marseilles-lès-Aubigny – Les Guètins Ménétréol-sous-Sancerre When we arrived, we thought we should stay for a couple of nights at the very least as a cycle up the hill to Sancerre would be a necessary part of this experience. Sancerre, a…