Campanile Valenciennes Sud - Rouvignies
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Upcoming trip
... going to Vang VIeng ( Tubing anyone ? :)
From there I'll head to Vietnam where I'll find backpacker jobs to make my way around the country or die with bootleg alchool. Or a mix of both .
Our first threesome
... a tidy. Not to mention it was ******* cold this morning. It was 3 degrees but felt colder with the mist and rain. Sunny here in Tournai. As i am now out of france my ph will be impossible to recharge and therfore net will be pretty sporadic if at all. So the blog may suffer. Legend has it Belgians are encouraged to leave their wifi unlocked for the good of all. Great idea. But it hasnt caught on in tournai ...
Close enough to belgium to smell chocolate
... we started. We are tied up in a small offshoot with some barges. Including one thats used as a night club. rae is planning to take a look later. I think i will pass. i havnt seen much of Valenciennes. Just sorted out vhf channels and stopping places (unsuccesfully. ) Rae is doing her bit for a more pleasant atmosphere on the boat. Laundry. she will have seen more of the town than i. All I have seen is rats. Lots of them. red will be kept well closed tonight. belgium tomorow. Yee ...
So close ...Just have to talk klaus into it.
we made it to Cambrai. Its only 25 or so km but about 10 locks and we played barge dodgems a lot. the barge drivers were all very helpfull and even called ahead to the other barges to let them know we had bilge keels and where we were. Helpfull. Klaus decided to have a rest after we picked up water in the lock. Rae towed and i fended till we got outside the lock and i ...
Back in France
... sub from subway down the road, we walked into the city. From our experience I can tell you to not bother dropping into Lille. We only chose it because we had a few days to fill in before taking the car back. The "rambler" as mum calls the Main Street in every town was nice but that was just it, nothing special. Tried to fill in our afternoon by walking through the streets but being a Sunday nothing was really open and there seemed to be more estranged people ...