Camping le Domaine de la Nature
Travel Blogs from Presles-et-Boves
Towed through the tunnel.
... of the water. Quite a feat. it was used in the war by the Germans who used it as their near impregnable bunker and operations comand centre. they tied a string of barges together. there are some boats that have painted their names on the walls but i am certain somewhere on a small piece of wall there will be a carveing, Fritz was here Tied up in a dead little town called Vendhuil The charts showed this small cutting on the wrong side of the canal. Navionics has some ...
The promised land is busy
Chauny....ahh what can I say about Chauny. Actualy not a lot as i have barely stepped ashore. i just parked red in the marina. Put the laundry on and organised the net. ut so far it has been awesome. we yachties being simple creatures find things like electricty, water, showers and laundry exciting. Having the net here just makes it feel like the promised land. today started slow. i got up at the sparrows **** ready to tackle the canals but as red was -2c it was a little icy. ...
New crew aboard and reds onward ho.
... a car to get it working. All this while Rae was flying in to meet us in Reims. No chance. So we stopped in sillery and waited for her there. The marina is closed of course. been closed since the 1st of october. Tonight after tea. We are in the cockpit with craig on the didge and Rae on the Uke and the harmonica and singing away. I Know I am vicariously enjoying the sounds of home made music as I am not playing. But I love it. red ...
Chablis
... co-operative to try their wines. Must say they are all much sharper and drier than ours even tho they C******nay grapes. Then we went along the road to several other wineries and tried theirs , some were better than others interestingly. Great fun tasting tho. Later had dinner at local restaurant, ok food nothing special tho. Tomorrow we off for two nights at Chalon sur Saone in Burgundy and more wine tasting / buying. Weather has been overcast and some ...
Road Trip Part 5: Reims
Our last night of the road trip was memorable to say the least (right guys? ;) ) We spent the night in a town called Reims, famous for its position in the Champagne region of France. And, since it would be odd not to, we appropriately toasted some bubbly (thank you Che!).
A tableside dance-off between Che and Robyn and a cozy sleepover in the teeny ...
