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Category Archives: C’est La Vie – The Boat
Not sure what to tell you this Friday
We continue to stay at Boothaus Roll on the Zeuthern See and the weather has been very mixed. We have had glorious sunshine one day and thunderstorms and hail stones the next. We have spent the time cleaning the boat and … Continue reading
We are on the way to Berlin- 15 days to go!
On Sunday we turned off the Rhine and onto the Rhine-Herne- Canal. It now feels like we are actually heading for Berlin as we are only 600 km away.
Journey from Bingen to St Goar- The Narrowest and Fastest Section of the Rhine
All the guide books warn that the river section from Bingen to Saint Goar can be fast and dangerous due to strong currents and shallow areas. At the same time, they say it is the most beautiful section of the … Continue reading
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Tagged Bad Nonnef, Bingen, Bingen to St Goar, blue boarding on the canals, blue boarding on the Rhine, C'est la Vie, Hafenmaster, Hafenmaster St Goar, Mainz, Rheinfels Castle, Saint Goar, Saint Goar Marina, Schierstein, shallow areas, St Goar, UNESCO World Heritage site
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Our First Days on the Rhine
We have started our journey on the Rhine! It’s a mighty fast flowing river, with high volumes of barge traffic- a place to be very careful. Hence, there have been no blogs as we have been fully occupied staying out of … Continue reading
It’s Hot – so Hot- We have hit a heat wave
This evening we are in Hesse on ‘La Canal de la Marne au Rhin Est.’ It is so hot. It’s 8.00pm and still 38 degrees.
Taking the boat to the Supermarket to get Food and Diesel
Alan an English man, who we had met in Nancy, told us about a very good supermarket along the canal as you exit Nancy. He informed us that you could moor the boat alongside the supermarket and get your groceries. So as we … Continue reading
I love France but……………
I love our time in France but sometimes it can be frustrating. This week we arrived in Nancy and booked into Port St George. It rained all day. It cost €20 per day and Nuala refused to move off the … Continue reading
We have reached our Everest – Lock 1 at Demange aux Eaux
For the last three days, since we left Vitry le Francois, we have being climbing up to the summit. On a canal that means locks and we have gone through 71 to get here. Nuala and I have become a … Continue reading
Adrian and Nuala's Gap Year 
Bill & Cora arrive, so no blogs for Six Days!
Bill & Cora Kee arrived to stay with us last Thursday. Since they came, there have been no blogs as we were having such a great time!!