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Bill and Nancy
  • Feb 13, 2021
  • 1 min

January 2000

We arrived in Paris on January 12th. It was a good flight; even our dog Toby made it without incident. After we took off, the flight...
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February 2000
Bill and Nancy
  • Feb 12, 2021
  • 2 min

February 2000

This is the Marco, the barge that we hope to turn into our new home. After looking at many barges in France, Belgium, and Holland, we...
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March 2000
Bill and Nancy
  • Feb 11, 2021
  • 1 min

March 2000

Spring has sprung, and while our barge is undergoing a make-over, we have time to enjoy the warm weather by exploring our neighborhood....
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April 2000
Bill and Nancy
  • Feb 10, 2021
  • 2 min

April 2000

The good news is that we are not going to sink. The bad news is that we caught on fire. We have just spent a couple of busy weeks in dry...
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May 2000
Bill and Nancy
  • Feb 9, 2021
  • 2 min

May 2000

Barcelona was a fun and relaxing vacation, and we were able to help our friends at the same time. We used our big station wagon to help...
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June 2000
Bill and Nancy
  • Feb 8, 2021
  • 2 min

June 2000

We have been in France for five months now, and we love the experience of living in a small village. Saint-Symphorien-sur-Saône has a...
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July 2000
Bill and Nancy
  • Feb 7, 2021
  • 2 min

July 2000

Since January, we have been learning about France while shopping. You can tell a lot about a culture by shopping in the home furnishing...
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August 2000
Bill and Nancy
  • Feb 6, 2021
  • 4 min

August 2000

We have been dreaming of cruising away for quite a while now. We thought we were ready to go last month, but we found out we still had...
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September 2000
Bill and Nancy
  • Feb 5, 2021
  • 3 min

September 2000

Our last few days in Saint-Jean-de-Losne were hectic. We finally left even though we still had a small list of jobs. No matter how long...
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October 2000
Bill and Nancy
  • Feb 4, 2021
  • 3 min

October 2000

We are moored here in Roanne, all snuggled in for the winter. We won't have to worry about cruising until we leave in the spring. This is...
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November 2000
Bill and Nancy
  • Feb 2, 2021
  • 6 min

November 2000

Lauren, our 10-year-old granddaughter, and Toby, our dog, are great backseat traveling companions because: #1 They don't fight with each...
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December 2000
Bill and Nancy
  • Feb 1, 2021
  • 3 min

December 2000

Being permanently moored for the winter, with more time to do as we please, we decided Thanksgiving would be the perfect opportunity to...
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  • 2010
    • A Portrait of Winter in Paris
    • The view from our back deck
    • le Bal des Pompiers, Paris 4ème
    • Cruising on the Marne
    • Éclaircie on the move again
    • Carnaval Vénitien de Paris 2010
    • Bonne Année à toutes et tous
  • 2011
    • Our winter vacation
    • Soirée Moules "Chips"
    • YCPB Barbecue
    • Cruising on the Marne
    • Festival de l'Oh!
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    • Eclaircie - SOLD
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