Hivernage

... red everywhere. We decided to explore the Port de Limay and especially the Marine de Limay as we had read that there was hivernage and cheaper moorings. The river splits here into the main channel for the large barges and a side cutting where the pleasure ...

... on Ebay and they telephoned a shipyard about 30km from here to see if they would do us a good deal for the winter for hivernage. I listened to the conversation in French and initially the guy was not too keen because we are a barge. Bargees here are often ...

... desse lugar pode-se ver a cadeia de montanhas atlas que fica bem próximo da cidade. Passamos pelos bairros modernos Guéliz e Hivernage, fantástico, todas as lojas e grifes de qualquer capital européia. De volta a medina entramos em alguns palácios ...

... wheat is blowing me up – has made me feel like a Michelin man! Called Jean-Pierre and told him the bad news about hivernage. It is difficult to tell a Frenchman that you will not be spending the winter with him when he declares his undying love for ...

... were conscious that we had said we would return to Detroit Marine for the owner to look at the boat for consideration for hivernage. With the river current behind us, we managed to moor up just before the all encompassing French 2 hour lunch break. After ...

... too cheerful individual and we got the third degree about tying up and how long for and no he didn’t know anywhere nearby for hivernage, but it cost us 15 Euros for the privilege and only water. We are also on the main drag with all the big barge ...

... the Port de Plaisance de L'ilon is on the left just past the lock and is where Michel had called yesterday to ask about hivernage for us. More Swallows and Amazon setting as meandered into the bassin. There are few large barges here with live aboards, a ...

... . We sat and chatted for 3 hours. Really nice younger couple who now are not sure whether to continue on their trip or go for hivernage or over-wintering and head back to Spain – Carmen cannot cope with the cold weather. Kevin and I had a good laugh ...