Author: Lisette

I love all things French, our cruising lifestyle and keeping Catharina and the rest of the crew in shipshape condition.
2018 Barging France
—  By Lisette

Compiègne: 8/08-10/08

Vic-sur-Aisne – Compiègne In the usual fine weather (although clouds set in later), we set off for the modest 26 km cruise to Compiègne. The river gradually widened and the previously rural riverbank with fisherman’s shacks began to be interspersed with some quite sumptuous residences. Just…
Photography
—  By Lisette

Sunrise, Sunset

No, not a song from “Fiddler on the Roof” In an earlier posting, I mentioned that one of the reasons for purchasing a new camera was the ability to do high dynamic range (HDR) photography. I won’t cover the same ground as in the previous…
Barging
—  By Lisette

Welcome to the Netherlands!

This post takes us from Amersfoort to Geithoorn (9/9 – 15/9/2014) Amersfoort to Elburg Other than gaining experience, and heading towards our eventual destination of Groningen, this phase of cruising was intended to deliver us at a chandlery where we could buy a couple of…