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The first anniversary of the blog- let me know what you want me to write about
I wrote my first blog “Good Bye Fish Tank – Good Bye Motor bike” on the 6th December last year. Since then I have published 113 blogs, readers have visited about 40,000 pages on the blog site and around 1,000 … Continue reading
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.
Recent Return Visit to Ireland
Having never lived abroad, it’s a new experience for Nuala and I, to return home for holidays. I wonder if we are experiencing the same feelings that emigrants, coming home on holidays feel too. Also you notice different things about … Continue reading
Posted in On the Journey, People We have Meet on the Gap Year, People who have helped us on our way, Places visited
Tagged 5th best place to visit for 2015, Andrea Molloy, beauty of Sligo, Benbulben Mountain, Bill Kee, Chalon sur Saone, Clontarf, Fingal Rotary Club, Irish friendliness, living in a french town, lonely planet, Strandhill Sligo, SVP, SVP Fundraising
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Once again we have landed on our feet! Chalon perfect for the winter
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
Two days to our winter destination in Chalon sur Saone- another coincidence
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
Posted in Adrian injury, Experiences on the Canals, front page, On the Journey, People We have Meet on the Gap Year, People who have helped us on our way, Places visited, Reflections on Life
Tagged Berlin, Chalon, Chalon sur Saone, Craclin'Rosie, Dusseldorf, Foxy Lady, Herminie ll, paris, Saone, Zeuthen
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A catch up blog- We have lost track of each other.
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.
Today we leave Zeuthen in former East Germany after 39 days.
Today we dragged ourselves away from Boothaus Roll in Zeuthen. We have been here since 12th July. This is the longest we stayed anywhere. In our hearts we did not want to move but we must as we have a Gap … Continue reading
Posted in Berlin, C'est La Vie - The Boat, On the Journey, People We have Meet on the Gap Year, People who have helped us on our way, Places visited
Tagged Arsenal marina Paris, Berlin, Berlin TV tower, Dr Angelia and Franz Paulus, Havel Canal, Herr Roll, Koblenz, Mittelland Canal, Moselle River, Netto Supermarkets, Potsdam, Rhine, Skerries Sailing Club, Zeuthen
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Adrian and Nuala's Gap Year 
Chalon sur Saone- The dream took a bit of a battering this week.
We have been delighted with our winter moorings in Chalon but on Friday and Saturday we got a reality check.