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We have returned to Ireland this week because of my knee.

Posted on October 8, 2014 by

We flew back to Ireland on Monday evening because I had a follow up appointment with the Consultant. The good news is that today I had another MRI scan on my knee and met with the Consultant afterwards. As I had … Continue reading →

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Metz – A city of helpful People

Posted on October 6, 2014 by

On our journey up the Moselle we stopped at Metz. It’s a beautiful city full of flowers . The marina was in a perfect location in the middle of the city but more importantly the people were so helpful. Well … Continue reading →

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Once again we have landed on our feet! Chalon perfect for the winter

Posted on October 3, 2014 by

Yesterday was our first day at winter mooring in Chalon sur Saone. It’s perfect! We deserve it as we had to travel for 42 days, motoring 1525 km, go through 171 locks and 3 tunnels to get here! A lot … Continue reading →

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What a difference a year and eight days make!

Posted on October 1, 2014 by

Saint Jean de Losne, a small town on the Saone River, won’t mean a lot to you, but it is significant for Nuala and I. We moored in St Jean on Monday night, a year and eight days since we … Continue reading →

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Two days to our winter destination in Chalon sur Saone- another coincidence

Posted on September 29, 2014 by

We are now cruising down the Saone and nearly at the end of our boat travels for this year. This journey has been both a great adventure and a time of personal awareness. We keep having good coincidences, as if … Continue reading →

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A catch up blog- We have lost track of each other.

Posted on September 27, 2014 by

Over the last few weeks we have changed our plans and moved the boat quite a long way and I realise you might have lost track of us and not know where we are or what we are doing.

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The luck of the Irish- How a key ring saved our plans to get to winter mooring in Chalon sur Saone.

Posted on September 22, 2014 by

Yesterday was a tough day. Sorry no blogs, it has been very busy as we have gone through three countries to get from Cochem on the Moselle to Richardmenil on Canal des Vosges. Yesterday when we arrived at the Liverdun … Continue reading →

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Koblenz to Cochem on Moselle

Posted on September 15, 2014 by

We are now on the Moselle River having left the Rhine at Koblenz. What a difference! No more 7km current against us and endless barges. Instead we have a tranquil river, very pretty villages and lots of tourists. But you … Continue reading →

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How much Diesel do we have? Will we run out of fuel?

Posted on September 13, 2014 by

The boat is very economical and has used a lot less fuel than I thought throughout the Gap Year. However I did get fed up of doing countless calculations and worrying if we would run out of fuel or not … Continue reading →

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Henrichenburg Boat Lift and Buying a Carpet for the Boat

Posted on September 10, 2014 by

Last week we motored from Munster to Henrichenburg on the Elms Canal. We only stopped there because I wanted to visit the barge museum and ancient boat lifts. Nuala said we have a schedule to keep but as I would love … Continue reading →

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