Category Archives: France

Day One of the 2012 Adventure

Posted on February 7, 2012 by admin

Monday, February 6th was a beautiful morning in Richmond.  We hurried about our chores to get ready to go away; simply washing and drying linens, making coffee, straightening up so Jessica could move right in!  Mike re-checked an e-mail he … Continue reading →

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Adventure 2012 – Let the experience begin!

Posted on February 3, 2012 by admin

It’s February 3rd, 2012 and its winter in Virginia, well not really is50-degrees today. It’s time to turn our attention to our upcoming trip to Paris with side trips to Geneva, and the French country-side as long as the train … Continue reading →

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The TGV From Paris to Nice

Posted on September 2, 2010 by admin

Connections in Philadelphia were short but our party of four, and more importantly, their bags arrived together. Lou and Sandy had arrived earlier, their connection was through Charlotte.The entire group arrived at Charles de Gaulle airport without incident and connected … Continue reading →

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We’re off to France

Posted on September 1, 2010 by admin

Today is September 1, 2010 and if you are reading this we are in the air somewhere over the Atlantic Ocean. Our plan is to document our journey over the next 39-day and share our experiences with anyone interested.  Beginning … Continue reading →

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Brittany, Friday, October 16, 2009 – Last Day

Posted on October 16, 2009 by admin

On our last day in Brittany, we decided to tour the eastern portion of Loire-Atlantique to find out how they farm salt from the sea. We drove to Guerande, walked through the old town, its ramparts dating to the 14th … Continue reading →

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Dijon/Paris, Wednesday, 8 October 2008

Posted on October 8, 2008 by admin

  It rained all night and is raining this morning as we gather our belongings and head up to the office to check in our boat.  While we are in the process, another boat with a Swiss family aboard, pulls … Continue reading →

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Seille River, Tuesday, 7 October 2008

Posted on October 7, 2008 by admin

  Up early and we left Tournus at 9:20 AM.  We arrived at La Trunchere, at the mouth of the Seille River at 10:20 AM, the lock was open, the lockkeeper yelled to us to come on in, without dropping … Continue reading →

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Soane River, Monday, 6 October 2008

Posted on October 6, 2008 by admin

  We left Chalon-sur-Soane about 9:45 AM, after we filled our water tanks, and executed a flawless maneuver to pull away from the dock.  We rounded Ile-St Laurent and headed back into the main Soane and headed downstream.  The skies … Continue reading →

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Chalon-sur-Soane, Sunday, 5 October 2008

Posted on October 5, 2008 by admin

A Layover day in Chalon-sur-Soane.  Breakfast on board with eggs or omelets of choice with brioche toast and coffee.  Once the breakfast dishes were cleared, we grabbed our grocery bags and headed to the Sunday market in the center of … Continue reading →

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Soane River, Friday 3 October 2008

Posted on October 3, 2008 by admin

  We left St Jean de Losne about 9:45 AM after multiple rain showers.  Before we left Carol ventured into town to mail her postcard and to get a croissant for herself and Mike.  The skies were so threatening that … Continue reading →

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