Day Eight – A Bakery, Bikes and Birds
We rather cocked up the locks yesterday. Remember I said our boat briefing was rather brief? Well we sort of realised last night, after the lockkeeper came to ask us if we were doing any more locks...
View ArticleDay Nine – A Slow Start To Astounding Saverne
We mirrored the unrelenting rain in UK this morning, so weren't in a rush to move from our quiet mooring. Once we did, thankfully we had the choice of inside driving. Such a treat! The first two shots...
View ArticleDay Ten – Roses and Castle
It's been another spectacular day here on Le Canal Du Marne Au Rhin. This morning we cycled into Saverne to find the centre taken over by a bustling outdoor market selling all manner of things. We'd...
View ArticleDay Eleven – An Exciting, Albeit Unexpectedly Damp, Day
The Inclined Slope of St-Louis-Arviller, is one of the reasons Barry and I favoured this particular French canal and route when asked to choose by Kerry and Tony. Viaduc SNCF Construction began in...
View ArticleDay Twelve – Plus Ca Change To Colmar
After yesterday's uplifting (pun intended!) experience, this morning felt as damp as the weather. Packing and cleaning and wondering why we bought so much bottled water and kitchen towels amongst other...
View ArticleDay Thirteen – Crossing Four Countries in One Day
This whole trip has been amazing. Last week I crossed almost the breadth of France. Today we travelled from Colmar to Venice, via Basel and Milan. We began at 0921hrs, and ended at 2113hrs. What a...
View ArticleDay Fourteen – Surprisingly Impressed by Venice
I'd heard from my sister and brother-in-law that Venice was astounding. But to be honest it's not been a place I've ever hankered after visiting. It's quite different in many ways to what I'd imagined....
View ArticleDay Fifteen – Living In Interesting Times and Good News to Report
We've noticed a prolific amount of posters titled "May You Live In Interesting Times", but not really investigated what they were promoting. Until that is, we decided to wander along the waterway after...
View ArticleBack on Board Before Retreating and Picking Up Barry’s ILTR Permit
Travelling back to Barry on Wednesday involved a variety of transport. Firstly a water bus to the airport, which took an hour. Very pleasant. Then a couple of hours wait turned into three, as the first...
View ArticleTwenty 2020 Gratitudes
Twenty-twenty. It's been a traumatic, often terrifying, yet strangely transformative year few will forget in a hurry. The post Twenty 2020 Gratitudes appeared first on Barry & Sandra's Adventures.
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