Tag Archives: Desormais

Taking Leave of the French – July 2017

Posted on July 8, 2017 by

Taking Leave of the French… It’s nine glorious years since I first started posting trip reports about our cruising activities in France, and now, sadly, this log is coming to an end.  It’s fitting, I guess, that the last report … Continue reading →

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Weekly Photo Challenge: Beginning

Posted on January 4, 2014 by

A very specific ‘beginning’ for the latest Weekly Photo Challenge:  the beginning of our dutch barge’s French adventure, back in the spring of 2008. To see other interpretations of the prompt click the link above or any of the following … Continue reading →

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Desormais – Facts and Photos

Posted on July 1, 2012 by

Several people who read our cruising reports have expressed an interest in the layout of the boat, so I have added this page in response.  The photographs were mostly taken on the day we went to view Desormais, shortly after … Continue reading →

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Spring Cruise, Part 2 Castelnaudary to Moissac and return (April/May 2011)

Posted on May 17, 2011 by

Sunday 24th April  Set off westwards to catch the first lock after Castelnaudary as soon as it opened.  The heavy rains yesterday have left the water levels very high; our ropes were straining against the bollards on the quayside and … Continue reading →

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