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Here we are passing a lighthouse and a fully-rigged schooner on the Canal du Centre in Burgundy. Not quite. We’re …
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Easing into France
Sure. Right. Everybody’s so depressed because the world is coming to an end. Iran. North Korea. Stormy. Blah. Blah. Blah. …
Oh la la . . . its that time of year again
Yawn. Stretch. Breathe deeply. We’re easing out of winter hibernation and updating our six years’ lists of Things To Do …
Leap . . . and the net will appear
We’re approaching the midpoint of this, our sixth summer on Hoop Doet Leven in France (and the Netherlands. And Belgium. …
On the road again
We’re at one week and counting down to our return to France. (Our actual return to France will be brief …
WOW. Hoop Doet Leven returns to her roots.
WOW. In all capital letters. WOW, I’m back in the Netherlands, back after three weeks home in Massachusetts. Back at …
Cruising beyond our comfort zone
The rain stopped. The sun shone. And we travelled as slowly as we could – which, on a barge is …
This year’s demi-tour (U-turn)
We are so fortunate this year. What with the weeks of torrential rains we’ve saved an absolute fortune on sunscreen. …
Cruising into controversy
The world is topsy turvy. Migrants fleeing war, famine and poverty are pushing Europe to reexamine its generosity. And morality. …
We’re not on the Canal Lateral de la Loire any more, Toto
Aaaah OOOOOOOO. Aaaah OOOOOOOO. The horn moaned out of the fog enveloping the boat. Fog so dense the boat’s bow …
Three fantastic reasons why you should never, ever brag about how the engine has never, ever failed.
Back in my newspaper reporter days one of the fundamental axioms of journalism was that things – fires, school bus …
Slow food. Fast food. French food. We’re back.
An entire winter is a long time to hold your breath. Especially this past arctic winter in New England. Walking …
We fought the law and we won. Sort of.
This has been the summer of being flexible, of rolling with the punches. And of things, as they seem to …
Visiting Hansel and Gretal, French version
The two men stood outside Hoop Doet Leven’s wheelhouse. The older man had a full, gray beard and a grin. …
Wandering down the eaten path
Yes, we’re still in France. No, there haven’t been many blog postings from this summer’s cruising. Sorry about that. As …
On the boat and off the boat
What’s different about this summer, our second summer on the barge in France? Well, last summer was all about living …
On the road again … sort of
Hoop Doet Leven is all painted and pretty. The engine started instantly after its winter hibernation. We broadcast our departure …
Counting down to blast off
Ella Fitzgerald, Doris Day, Frank Sinatra and, of course, Cole Porter, may love Paris in the springtime “when it drizzles,” …
Living on a barge
We’ve spent a year living on a boat. Admittedly, we haven’t crossed the Equator, visited exotic South Sea atolls, nor …
A year floating through France
We’re approaching our one-year anniversary on the barge in France. Exactly a year ago, Harvey was rehearsing a U.S. Supreme …
Visit to a Nice (rhymes with “peace”) hospital
Harvey, lying flat on his back on a chilly sidewalk on a side street in Villefrance-sur-Mer on the sunny Cote …
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We’re not in Kansas any more Toto
Huddled around our Godin heating stove during our first French blizzard, this seems like a nice time to write about …
The fishing lottery
We’re tied up for the winter, plugged into electricity and wifi (pronounced “weefee”). That – and heat – constitute luxury …
Its about time
We’re deep into Burgundy countryside (Bourgogne, as it is called for real). The Canal de Bourgogne was built 200 years …
On a barge in France 