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Zeeland is one of my favourite parts of the world. If you like the boat culture, open waters, pristine beaches and freshly caught seafood (from the fishing boats, of course), this southern area of the Netherlands should be on your bucket list Day 1 Rotterdam to Middleharnis 1 lock 51kms On leaving the Veerhaven it… Read more
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Day 1 Wesel to Lake Bijland 51 kms Day 2 Lake Bijland to Zaltbommel 72 kms I looked back at our days travelling on the Marne au Rhin canal, where we we lucky to cover 10 kms in a day. 72 kms seems an impossibly long journey, but with no locks and about 5 kms… 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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My last entry left us in the small port of Demange sur Eau anticipating our voyage through the Mauvages Tunnel. We had spent the last week travelling up out of the Ornain valley to the summit level. After navigating the tunnel we would be descending to the Meuse valley and the city of Toul. The… 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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