Paris is always a great place to celebrate New Year's Eve, but this year it was better than ever because we were there with our daughter...

Roanne is a pleasant little town, and we feel quite at home here. It is not Paris, where we originally wanted to spend our winters, but...

February flew by faster than Jim Shea at the Winter Olympics. Still, we managed to get a lot done, checking off item after item on our...

Early one Sunday morning, we put our suitcases into the car and headed south for our spring vacation. The South of France, with its...

The life rings are back in place, and geraniums have replaced the winter pansies. Eclaircie is cruising again. At least, we were...

This year we promised ourselves that we would travel slowly, with no schedules, no deadlines, no hurry. We planned to cruise north to...

The lazy, hazy, crazy days of summer in Saint-Jean-de-Losne reminded us of some of the resort areas near San Francisco that we knew as...

The joy of summer cruising is not knowing what you will find around the next bend. If you worry too much about sticking to your original...

Damery, a little Champagne village on the Marne River, is so pretty that we almost forgot to leave. While we were there, the days were...

When it was time for us to leave the comfort of the Paris Arsenal, the pleasure boat port near the Bastille, and cruise out onto the busy...

Slipping confidently into our mooring in Roanne, even though it was a tight squeeze, we recognized how much our skills have improved over...

Thanksgiving-Roanne style. (How to host a Thanksgiving dinner party for 26 people when you live on a boat.) Step 1: Find two lovely...