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Visit to Autun – an ancient Roman City
Silhouette, Roger’s barge was in the shipyard in St Jean de Losne. As the repairs were completed, he asked us could we bring him and Elham to St Jean so they could bring the boat back to Chalon. We used … Continue reading
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Return Visit to Lyon City to collect Marc
My son Marc arrived in Lyon Airport yesterday to come and stay with us. Lyon City is 128km (about an hour and a half by car) away from Chalon Sur Saone. Nuala and I set of early in the day … Continue reading
Trip on an 84 -year old Barge Silhouette to Saint Jean du Losne- I could not resist
Rodger Collins had to take his barge Silhouette to St Jean du Losne for repairs and I could not resist asking him if I could come with him. So I signed on as temporary deck hand.
Hi Ho Hi Ho- It’s off to work we go!
We have only five weeks left on the boat before we return home for good. We have had a great adventure and year off. The year has flown and now it’s back to reality so I spent this week polishing … Continue reading
Our New Year Party- On a Barge in France
Roger Collins invited us to his regular New Year Party on his Barge Silhouette. We joined him, his son William and his friends for dinner. It was our first experience of a French New Year Celebration and what a feast … Continue reading
Happy New Year to All at home in Ireland or Geneva and here in Chalon.
On this Gap Year we have learned to go with the flow. Because of our car problems we will now be celebrating New Year with Rodger Collins and his friends on his barge Silhouette in Chalon, not as planned in … Continue reading
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Nuala achieves a Gap Year Goal- cooking dinner for Nine People!
One of Nuala Gap Year goals was to learn to cook better. She has been practicing over the last few months and when the opportunity came to invite people onto the boat for dinner, she reluctantly rose to the challenge.
How the William’s Saved the Blog
Last Friday we were going through Dublin Airport on our way back to France when we met Fiona and Kevin Williams, our neighbours in Clontarf. We stopped for a chat and…
Posted in On the Journey, People We have Meet on the Gap Year, People who have helped us on our way
Tagged caption, Christmas market in Hamburg, Clontarf, Dublin airport, Fiona, Fiona and Kevin Williams, Kevin Williams, Lyon Airport, Nikon Camera, Nikon D60, Nuala, nuala gallagher, short term parking Lyon Airport, Sligo, things happening in threes
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People we have met at the Marina in Chalon sur Saone
After six weeks in Chalon we have settled in well and have met most of our neighbours French, English and Swiss. There is great community spirit amongst boaters.
Adrian and Nuala's Gap Year 
Why reading the Sunday papers depresses me
Living in Chalon, it’s difficult and expensive to find newspapers in English so I signed up to get the Sunday Times on line. After reading my first edition last Sunday I felt depressed. Why?