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After being on the move for 6 months, we arrived back at our winter port in Brugge on 29th September. With still a month until we would depart for Melbourne, we decide to catch the train to Paris for a few days. Paris Sojourn Travelling with our friends Ann and Julie we stayed in a Read more
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Having made it back up the Saar to the Canal Marne de la Rhin, we were only 3 days from Nancy. Day 1 to 3, Pont de Houllion to Lagarde, to Einville au Jard to Nancy 21 locks 64kms We were now retracing our steps back to Nancy. The stops along the way were just Read more
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Leaving Strasbourg on the 7th July we turned around to head back westward. Day 1 Strasbourg to Waltersheim sur Zorn 8 locks, 1 lifting bridge, 24 kms A symbol of Alsace is the white stork. On the way to Strasbourg we had noticed them forging in the swampy fields along the canal, but in coming Read more
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Day 11, Souffelweyersheim (try to say that 3 times fast!)to Strasbourg 2 locks, 8kms There were many times during the past 2 1/2 months that we have questioned the wisdom of this trip to Strasbourg, but finally on the 1st July we arrived in the port. Do we deserve a medal YES! The last push Read more
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It had taken us 10 days, travelling each day to make the voyage from Vitry to Toul on the western section of the Canal Marne au Rhin. We had a 3 day break in Toul, then a 7 day unplanned rest in Nancy. Now it was time to complete our navigation of the eastern section Read more
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From Toul there are 2 options to navigate to Nancy Option 1 and I must say the preferred route is to travel north along the Moselle, before turning south towards Nancy. This is a distance of 33kms, 6 locks and 2 lifting bridges. Easy Option 2, again travelling along the Moselle, but this time in Read more
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Well, by this time you must know a little about the challenges of barging in Europe. Luckily this particular challenge was not ours, but belonged to our travelling companions on Mimosa. A broken bow thruster prop was suspected and finally confirmed with an under water inspection. The fix was to be delivered by a diver Read more
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The Canal l’Aisne de la Marne takes a southerly route from the Canal Lateral a l’Aisne to the Canal Lateral a la Marne. These canals are east of Paris and provided access for commercial barges from the Meuse to the Marne. The inclusion of the word “Lateral” indicates that the canal runs alongside the river. Read more
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Rising in France the Meuse meanders its way through France and Belgium before draining into the North Sea in the Netherlands. Its total length is 925 km. The river navigable over a substantial part of its length. In Belgium and the Netherlands it is part of an extensive inland navigation infrastructure connecting the Rotterdam-Amsterdam-Antwerp port Read more
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