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Bill and Nancy
Feb 13, 20213 min read
January 2001
On New Year's Eve day, we decided that it would be a good idea to go to the Horse for a giraffe. It was late afternoon, and we were just...
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Bill and Nancy
Feb 12, 20212 min read
February 2001
Julia Child said that eating is France's national sport, and we feel like major league players when we visit our favorite country...
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Bill and Nancy
Feb 11, 20213 min read
March 2001
If you read Toby's last page, you know that he went to Lyon for knee surgery in January and that he has been confined to the house since...
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Bill and Nancy
Feb 10, 20214 min read
April 2001
Spring in Roanne is acting just like the stock market. It just can't seem to get started. Every bright, sunny morning, all of the cafés...
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Bill and Nancy
Feb 9, 20213 min read
May 2001
The dawning of each new day in Roanne now brings the departure of another boat. Since mid-April, we have been to the lock many times to...
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Bill and Nancy
Feb 8, 20212 min read
June 2001
Enfin, we are cruising. There is a lock at the entrance of our port in Roanne that we came through last year when we arrived, and we have...
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Bill and Nancy
Feb 7, 20213 min read
July 2001
We had planned to cruise into Paris last July, but it took us a whole year to make our way there on our barge with one thing and another....
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Bill and Nancy
Feb 6, 20212 min read
August 2001
Do you remember your first car trip after learning how to drive? Instead of just going across town, imagine that you went from San...
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Bill and Nancy
Feb 4, 20211 min read
September 2001
Photos of our summer vacation September 11, 2001 Our thoughts and prayers are with the victims and their families, especially to the Fire...
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Bill and Nancy
Feb 3, 20212 min read
October 2001
Canal cruising in a barge is like playing a game of miniature golf. Just as you finish with one tricky section and congratulate yourself...
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Bill and Nancy
Feb 2, 20213 min read
November 2001
One of the most enjoyable aspects of our barging adventure has been the absence of daily news. We listen to French radio stations to...
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Bill and Nancy
Feb 1, 20214 min read
December 2001
Our Thanksgiving dinner made the local news. Thanksgiving is our favorite American holiday, and back home, we always cooked for a crowd....
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