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Category: Latéral à la Loire, Canal

—  By LisetteDecember 17, 2024

From 12th century castles to 20th century nuclear power (1/07 – 6/07)

Briare – Châtillon-sur-Loire – Beaulieu-sur-Loire – Belleville-sur-Loire – Les Fouchards – Ménétréol-sous-Sancerre Briare Although we had been officially on the Canal Latéral à la Loire since mooring in Briare, we were now going to properly start our cruise down its 196 km length. The storm…
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—  By Helm and CrewDecember 15, 2024

The Road to hell is … (16/12/24)

…. paved with good intentions As always, despite good intentions, the lure of just doing whatever we wanted to do while cruising tended to supersede keeping up to date with our blog/journal. So, once again, we are in catch-up mode. If you care to read…
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    Ian on End of the Saône (19/06 – 20/06)February 11, 2026

    Thanks Gina, and you know, of course, you are welcome to join us again anytime.

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    Ian on End of the Saône (19/06 – 20/06)February 11, 2026

    The swimming must be such a common pastime for the youth that the police seem to visit regularly. The kids…

  3. Gina Brown on End of the Saône (19/06 – 20/06)February 9, 2026

    Another great narrative of your trip thankyou. I always enjoy the journey with you especially after the many visits to…

  4. Don on End of the Saône (19/06 – 20/06)February 9, 2026

    We used both those moorings in 2022 and had the same problems with the “visitors” at Rochetaillée. They became a…

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