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The Canal du Nivernais (May 2014)

Posted on June 10, 2014 by Sandra

Sunday 27 April We arrived at Pont de Vaux at 6.00pm, having taken the Channel Tunnel route again as opposed to the ferry. The boat was fine, dry and warm. Lots of spiders’ webs everywhere, but I only came across … Continue reading →

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Posted in Cruising in France | Tagged Auxerre, Baye, Baye Tunnels, Canal du Nivernais, Cercy de la Tour, Chagny, Chateau Sensoir, Chatillon, Chatillon en Bazois, Chittry les Mines, Clamency, Corbigny, Cravant, Decize, Diou, Fragnes, Gannay, Genelard, Mailly le Chateau, Mailly le Ville, Montceau les Mines, Pannecot, Paray-le-Monial, Pierrefitte, Pont de Vaux, St Julienne sur Dheune, St Leger sur Dheune, Tannay, Tournus | 6 Comments

Briare – Digoin (Canal Lateral a la Loire) July 2012

Posted on July 16, 2012 by Sandra

Tuesday 26 June On a grey, drizzly morning we set off from Briare to start the return leg of our summer cruising. We hadn’t got as far as we wanted to, having planned to continue onto the Canal du Briare … Continue reading →

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Posted in Cruising in France | Tagged Apremont sur Allier, Beaulon, Beffes, Belleville, Briare, Canal Lateral a la Loire, Coulanges, Cours des Barres, Decize, Decize port, Digoin, Diou, Gannay sur Loire, Garnet sur Engevre, Guetin locks, Herry, Lera, Marseilles les Aubigny, Menetreol, mosquitoes on Loire, Nevers, Nevers port, Pierrefitte, Plagny, rope handling | 3 Comments

Canal Lateral a la Loire: Digoin to Briare (June 2012)

Posted on June 28, 2012 by Sandra

Friday 8th June Moored at Digoin, where it rained occasionally during the night with the odd distant growl of thunder, and we woke to grey skies interspersed with patches of blue and the odd pale ray of sunshine. We’d been … Continue reading →