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Last day in France
We spent the last day in France, at The War Memorial of Caen museum and then took the night ferry from Caen to Portsmouth. We are near the end of our Gap Year.
Festival of Saint Vincent Tournante – Festival and Wine and Burgundy Culture.
Our boat neighbours, Thierry and Marie Ange offered to bring us to this annual festival, giving thanks to Saint Vincent the patron saint of wine. The festival started in 1938 and it is held in different towns each year. In … Continue reading
Posted in Comments on Social Economic Lifestyle in France, French Food & Wine, People We have Meet on the Gap Year, People who have helped us on our way, Travel Tips, weather
Tagged burgundy, burgundy wine, Chalon sur Saone, Confrérie des Cheavaliers du Tastevin, Gilly-lés-Cíteaux, Sur le chemin des moines, Vougeot
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Weather in Chalon Sur Saone
Living on a boat for the winter in the middle of France had us worried at the start, but it’s turned out to be a very mild winter here in Chalon Sur Saone. At home in Ireland this week it … Continue reading
New Year in England Deferred!
Update on the broken car. First, we have had to cancel our planned visit to England to celebrate the New Year. On top of this, last night was the coldest we have seen (-4 degrees) and there was ice on … Continue reading
It’s getting cold outside- Will we manage in January?
We have never lived on a boat before in winter. So we don’t know how cold it will get….
Posted in C'est La Vie - The Boat, Experiences on the Canals, Travel Tips, weather, winter
Tagged bubble wrap, Chalon, Chalon sur Saone, Nuala
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Visit to the European Parliament in Strasbourg
We got to visit the European Parliament on Tuesday 17th June. You cannot just show up at the Parliament, you have to arrange the visit in advance. We would like to thank MEP Gay Mitchell for arranging the visit for … 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, Travel Tips
Tagged EU Parliament member states, European Parliament, Gay Mitchell, Heidelberg College, Mosel, Paris to Berlin via Nancy, strasbourg, visiting European Parliament
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La Grand Souterrain – Long Tunnel on St Quentin Canal – 5.5 hours to travel 5.5 km- I could have swam faster!
This is a 5.6 km tunnel through the mountains on the St Quentin Canal. All the boats have to turn off their engines to be roped to the boat in front, and pulled through the tunnel by special chain driven … Continue reading
Adrian and Nuala's Gap Year 
Why do some people say one thing when their minds really are thinking the opposite?
As you know our car broke down on the way to the ferry in Fishguard last Sunday. We missed the 2.30 pm ferry by minutes and had to wait for 12 hours. So we did what we know works- find … Continue reading →