Category: France

Courchelettes Honouring the proverb that “all work and no play makes Jack a dull boy”, we did not spend our time in the shipyard just sanding and painting. Indeed, we had a full social and touring experience to make this not only a productive stoppage…

Douai – Courchelettes <We’re sorry for the long delay. Some of the pressing tasks are out of the way now and we hope to drive an article out each week from now on> Monday morning, we set off for the short run to Courchelettes, the…

Béthune – Douai – Courchelettes Béthune We knew that we could purchase a power/water key from the VNF (Voies Navigables de France) in the town, and decided that would be our first business in the morning. There was a steep metal ladder up from the pontoon…

Merville to Béthune What a welcome! Slowly rising in the lock, the scene that met us was as delightful as it was unexpected. The éclusier had said we could tie up at a pontoon on the right, but that we must travel doucement – carefully. Right…