France – Page 19

— By Helm and CrewApril 28, 2017

Appointment with a Vet: 19/08 – 21/08

Pont-sur-Sambre to Thuin No, we have not succumbed to the charms of Panache and taken a pet on board, our next visitor is a veterinarian. We’ve arranged to meet in three days time, probably at Thuin. That will then leave us one more day to…

— By Helm and CrewApril 24, 2017

We Made It! 18-08-2016

In great excitement, we wrote about our first cruise into France on Catharina Elisabeth the day after we actually achieved it. So, at the time, the post was out of sequence. Here it is again (but updated) to keep the story flowing. If you want to…

— By Helm and CrewAugust 19, 2016

We Made It!

This morning we awoke on Catharina Elisabeth after our first night in France. A bit out of blog sequence but it is a special occasion for us. This has been the dream (described here) for some forty years and in this specific form, for about…

— By Helm and CrewJuly 25, 2016

Barge Antics at Briare: 6-12/7

No-Barge Rally at Briare We had long planned to take a week out of cruising to attend the DBA barge rally in the French town of Briare Le Canal. We had an absolutely fantastic time. As we always knew we could not attend the Rally…