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Category: Barging

—  By Helm and CrewJanuary 13, 2017

Hergé’s Adventures of Catharina Elisabeth

Namur Namur is the administrative centre of Wallonia, thoroughly French, set in the impressive and strategic junction of the Sambre and Meuse rivers. The city is dominated by the citadel built on an escarpment overlooking the two rivers. Our first order of business was to…
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—  By Helm and CrewDecember 28, 2016

La Louvière to Namur: 1/8 – 5/8

Repairs? So,  the generator had utterly ceased working while in Mons and our basic troubleshooting had failed to establish the fault. Our ‘genny’ is a combination of a Stamford alternator and a two cylinder Deutz diesel motor. The alternator is rated at  5 KVA, but…
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—  By Helm and CrewNovember 14, 2016

Distractions and Calendars

If you have arrived here for instructions on how to use the DBA Calendar, then you can CLICK HERE and skip our ramblings on life and barges and go straight to that stuff. No, sadly, this is not an update on our cruising through Belgium this…
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—  By Helm and CrewOctober 10, 2016

The Historic Canal du Centre: 30/7 – 31/7

Mons to La Louvière The next part of our plan was to experience the historic boat lifts on the old/historic Canal du Centre. For Ian, this was probably his most highly anticipated section of the entire three-month cruise. The combination of scenic territory, small waterway…
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    Lisette on Cruising into new territory (3/06 – 7/06)June 18, 2025

    Hi Val, We never cease to be amazed by the serendipitous links we find as we continue our travels. Ian…

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    Ian on Into the swing of things (20/05 – 28/05)June 18, 2025

    Hard to see you amongst all the rescue services, Lon! My brother arrives today and we'll tinker with the BRAS…

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    Ian on Cruising into new territory (3/06 – 7/06)June 18, 2025

    Thanks Don, fascinating insight - so effective even the duck hunters eventually had to outlaw their use.

  4. Val on Cruising into new territory (3/06 – 7/06)June 16, 2025

    Fascinating, Lisette and Ian. Chalon s/S sounds and looks lovely. I especially enjoyed reading about the history of photography. I…

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    • "Catharina Begins Burgundy" Plan A - Z or Trapped on the Nivernais
    • The Final Cruise: 27/09 - 4/10
    • Montereau to Sens: 20/09 - 26/09
    • Nogent-sur-Seine and back again: 16/09 - 19/09
    • Towards the Top of the Seine: 6/09 - 15/09
    • Two grand châteaux: 29/08 - 5/09
    • Paris: 21/08 - 28/08
    • Rendezvous with Renoir: 17/08 - 21/08
    • Monet's Garden: 16/08
    • Death of a Painter: 11/08 - 15/08
    • Compiègne: 8/08-10/08
    • A lucky climb: 7/08
    • Selebrating with Soissons: 03/08 - 06/08
    • Just cruising in the sun: 30/07 - 02/08
    • The third most visited tourist attraction in France: 27/07 - 29/07
    • Kruising with Kiwis: 23/7 - 26/7
    • Finally off - heading for garlic: 15/07 -22/07
    • An Inauspicious Start: 12/07 - 13/07
    • Finishing Unfinished Business: 03/07 - 08/07
    • Planes, trains and automobiles
    • Retired but off again: 02/07/2018
    • Unfinished, unfinished business: 18/09 - 27/9/2017
    • Bergues and Dunquerke: 11/9 - 17/9
    • Plan D: 6/9 - 10/9
    • In the wars: 2/9 - 5/9
    • Leaving the Somme: 31/08 - 01/09
    • Gorgeous Amiens again: 27/08 - 30/08
    • Castles and Barbies: 25/08 -26/08
    • Retracing our steps: 22/08 - 24/08
    • "Oh I do like to be beside the sea ...": 20/08 -21/08
    • "Oh I do love to be beside the seaside..." 19/08
    • Chauffeured to the Coast: 16/08 - 18/08
    • ANZAC Journey: 14/08 - 15/08
    • Towards the Somme: 11/08 - 13/08
    • Courchelettes Resort - Side Trips and Plan C: 17/07 - 10/08
    • Courchelettes Resort - Around Douai: 17/07 - 10/08
    • Courchelettes Resort - Working: 17/07 - 10/08
    • Our First Bastille Day: 11/7 - 16/7
    • If it's Sunday, there must be Jousting: 9/7 - 10/7
    • Mademoiselle from Armentières, Parlez-Vous? : 07/07 - 08/07
    • Stranded - Waiting for a green light for France: 28/6-4/7
    • Australian Bar in Flanders: 21/9-26/9
    • Plans in Gelée: 25/06/2017 - 26/09/2017
    • The long way around: 17/09 - 20/09
    • In Bruges - Again: 12/09 - 16/09
    • Back to Ghent: 9/09 - 11/09
    • Trees and weed: 5/09 - 8/09
    • The old Capital of France: 1/09 - 4/09
    • Heading towards Neptunia: 30/08 - 31/08
    • The Army comes to Town: 26/08-29/08
    • Big Day Out: 25/08
    • Sliding down the Canal: 22/08 - 24/08
    • Appointment with a Vet: 19/08 - 21/08
    • We Made It! 18-08-2016
    • Dog Aboard: 15/08 - 17/08
    • Two abbeys and three guests: 13-14/08
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    • Into the War Zone: 26/7 - 29/7
    • The Land of the Giants: 23/7 - 26/7
    • Ex-Colonials Head up the Dender: 18/7 - 20/7
    • We Made It!
    • Dashing past old haunts: Veurne to Dendermonde 13/7 - 16/7
    • Barge Antics at Briare: 6-12/7
    • Veurne - Coming World Remember Me: 2 - 5/7/2016
    • Plans in Jelly 2016
    • A new look - for a new season
    • Den Bosch: 23/9
    • Heading Home: 18 - 22/9
    • Entering the War Zone: 13/9-17/09
    • Brugge: 10-12/9
    • Another Castle on the way to Bruges: 6-10/9
    • A quick look at Ghent: 3-5/9
    • One last Hurdle: 30/8-3/9
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    • A Pause in another Cheese Town: 25-27/8
    • The Race to Belgium: 22-24/8
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