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Hi everyboy .
During the last 2 years I crossed 34 countries ( Not less :)) )
But I never wrote anything over a blog .
I made a Youtube channel where I've recorded some of the stuffs I do ( I'm a bit like the Jackass team so I walways end up in very not so funny / painful situations .
Here's what is going to await me for the next 6 months .
Our first threesome
Its too easy really. The canals are huge. Plenty of depth and most of the barge drivers are very helpful. I did get called up to the office about my expired vignette. But typicaly french, he filled out some paperwork and said as i had engine trouble there would be no charge. Got back to red in time to cast off while shouveling down some lunch. We tied into the lock with two other boats. Our first threesome. it ...
Close enough to belgium to smell chocolate
Charts would have been nice today.. Knowing what vhf channel the locks use would be an advantage. As it was when we arrived at the l escaut river there was three enormous barges waiting to pass the lock. we tied up astern of one to wait our turn. The barge driver came over and asked if we were going through. When i said yes, he said no worries, go through with the next boat. He called the tower and we cast off to go through. The dude even threw me some prop wash to help me get off ...
So close ...Just have to talk klaus into it.
... smaller boats. No room but rafted up alongside we are fine. And there is power. The best part of cambrai is that were only a city away from the belgium border. Tomorow we hope to be in valenciennes which is a stones throw (comparitivly) from belgium. i will be sad to leave france but it is a huge milestone ticked off. France from one end to the other with bugger all ...
Back in France
... to be a struggle and a half. Pretty much miming our way through the slightest of conversation we eventually got to our room. It was massive! The bed was huge too, it must have been a super king because it didn't matter which way I lay on it my feet weren't off the end. All of a sudden there was a buzzing sound. You know when the room is quiet and then you hear an annoying fly buzzing around, we'll this wasn't a fly but a bee and this bee must of had super ...
Location
Other places to stay in Tournai
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Hotel Cathedrale
Place Saint Pierre 2, Tournai | 2 star hotelfrom $117 -
Hotel d'Alcantara
Rue des Bouchers St-Jacques, 2, Tournai | Hotelfrom $131 -
L'Europe
Grand-Place 36, Tournai | Hotel -
Tour St-Georges
Rue St-Georges 2, Tournai | Hotel
