From Reims South to Vitry-en Francois 30th September to 2nd October 2024 Canal L’Aisne à La Marne Courcy We had been waiting on this canal for 5 weeks, due to the canal closing upstream of Reims for maintenance on a lock. Now, with our son aboard to help us make up time with longer daysContinue reading “Hivernage Bound part 3”
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Hivernage Bound – part 2
The Wait 25th August to 29th September 2024 Canal L’Aisne à La Marne Berry-au-Bac We arrived at Berry-au-Bac on Sunday 25th August after quite a long day’s pleasant cruise from the other side of the Canal L’Oise à L’Aisne summit. We were now on the Canal Lateral à L’Aisne, moored up just below the écluseContinue reading “Hivernage Bound – part 2”
From the Marne to the Ardennes – 4 days on 2 canals
Canals L’Aisne à La Marne and Lateral à L’Aisne 4th to 7thJune 2024 Starting from Condé-sur-Marne We had arrived at Condé from Chalons-en-Champagne at about 1pm. That gave us time for a walk round the village in the afternoon. This was a quick walk round part of the village, because the ankle I broke aContinue reading “From the Marne to the Ardennes – 4 days on 2 canals”
An unexpected sojourn in Chalons-en-Champagne
So with spirits high and buoyancy in our step and our ship we turned starboard out of one canal, and then port into another – the Canal Lateral à la Marne. We were on schedule to reach our Winter mooring in Sillery six days later, including two, or even three, nights in Chalons-en-Champagne. Little didContinue reading “An unexpected sojourn in Chalons-en-Champagne”
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