Author: Lisette

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

Papa Alpha Sierra Sierra Echo Delta!

Heinous Lies She is a stowaway, ignore her senseless prattle – I was leaving work behind, including Helga. Now she is with me, nagging all the time for sausages and schnapps. Serve her right if she falls into a canal. Training As I mentioned earlier,…
—  By Lisette

One always needs a boat

Gifts We’ve been very fortunate that our friends have given us many thoughtful gifts for Neo Vita. You will have seen some of them in an earlier posting on packing our bags. It is not really fair to pick out an item, but we did get a…
—  By Lisette

Pretty Flowers

Some other items in our suitcases One of the delightful features of many barges is the display of flowers in boxes, hangers and pots that are carried around for the summer months. The splash of colour highlights the carefully maintained barge, or distracts from the…