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The Voyage of Alouette: May 2012
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The Voyage of Alouette. The Lark. And so in her 100th year, together with our two Russian Blue cats, we're shoving off for a life on the canals and rivers of Europe. Wednesday, May 30, 2012. Christophe Morvan, Celtic Voyage. Afternoon Shadows in Fragnes. Captain Randy, as we reach the bottom of the lock. Doors to the lock lift up to open onto the Saone River. River Lounge Lizard on the back deck, Tournous. Old building, new mailbox, shoes drying. Ancient Village Water Pump. In the cloister of the Abbaye.
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The Voyage of Alouette: January 2013
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The Voyage of Alouette. The Lark. And so in her 100th year, together with our two Russian Blue cats, we're shoving off for a life on the canals and rivers of Europe. Thursday, January 17, 2013. The body is an old vacuum cleaner canister, the tongue is an umbrella handle! Fancy drumming, and fancy knife skills too! Taking a break during the long musical intro. We finally received our part and resumed cruising up the Canal du Bourgogne. To be continued . . . My postings abruptly stopped in late June. Her l...
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The Voyage of Alouette: July in Dijon
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The Voyage of Alouette. The Lark. And so in her 100th year, together with our two Russian Blue cats, we're shoving off for a life on the canals and rivers of Europe. Thursday, January 17, 2013. The body is an old vacuum cleaner canister, the tongue is an umbrella handle! Fancy drumming, and fancy knife skills too! Taking a break during the long musical intro. We finally received our part and resumed cruising up the Canal du Bourgogne. To be continued . . . June 23, 2014 at 6:40 PM. May 26, 2015 at 9:31 PM.
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The Voyage of Alouette: June 2012
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The Voyage of Alouette. The Lark. And so in her 100th year, together with our two Russian Blue cats, we're shoving off for a life on the canals and rivers of Europe. Wednesday, June 27, 2012. We entered the Canal du Rhon au Rhin, which would take us to the Rhine and on to Strasboug, arriving at the town of Dole, only to find the Doubs River was in flood after several days of heavy rain, and 80 kilometers of the canal were closed. That meant backing up as the lock readied for our entrance. The tannery can...
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The Voyage of Alouette: August 2011
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The Voyage of Alouette. The Lark. And so in her 100th year, together with our two Russian Blue cats, we're shoving off for a life on the canals and rivers of Europe. Thursday, August 25, 2011. To everything there is a season . . . Oldtimer is for sale. Labels: barging in France. Thursday, August 11, 2011. Toto, we're not in Kansas anymore . . . or, we've got to get a bigger boat. Location: 45230 Châtillon-Coligny, France. Crossing the Loire River on the Briare Viaduct. Wednesday, August 10, 2011.
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The Voyage of Alouette: December 2013
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The Voyage of Alouette. The Lark. And so in her 100th year, together with our two Russian Blue cats, we're shoving off for a life on the canals and rivers of Europe. Wednesday, December 18, 2013. We are back in Tucson for a few months and I am resolved to do some blog posts over the holidays with pictures from our cruising season in 2013. In the meantime, here's a pretty one from the town of Gray in France. This was an entrance to the old chateau high atop a hill overlooking the Petite Saone River.
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The Voyage of Alouette: Harvesting Lavender
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The Voyage of Alouette. The Lark. And so in her 100th year, together with our two Russian Blue cats, we're shoving off for a life on the canals and rivers of Europe. Thursday, August 29, 2013. Today I spent the day harvesting the lavender I grow on Alouette while Randy picked wild mirabelles (plums).internet connection is not good here but life is great in rural France.Happy nearly the end of August to all from our wild mooring in the tiny village of Charentenay, along the Petite Saone river!
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The Voyage of Alouette: We cannot direct the wind, but we can always adjust our sails.
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The Voyage of Alouette. The Lark. And so in her 100th year, together with our two Russian Blue cats, we're shoving off for a life on the canals and rivers of Europe. Thursday, July 25, 2013. We cannot direct the wind, but we can always adjust our sails. After a very cold and wet spring, we finally shoved off on a foggy morning. We had a great winter in port, with French lessons with Frank Postma, followed by our Thursday night happy hour get together at L'Authentique. More on this lovely area next! Enjoy...
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The Voyage of Alouette: July 2013
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The Voyage of Alouette. The Lark. And so in her 100th year, together with our two Russian Blue cats, we're shoving off for a life on the canals and rivers of Europe. Thursday, July 25, 2013. We cannot direct the wind, but we can always adjust our sails. After a very cold and wet spring, we finally shoved off on a foggy morning. We had a great winter in port, with French lessons with Frank Postma, followed by our Thursday night happy hour get together at L'Authentique. More on this lovely area next! B and...