The yacht club had elections recently and one of us was voted onto the board of directors to be in charge of international relations,...

This is what happens in the barging community when Spring arrives and boats start moving again. Monday - We had an apéritif dînatoire for...

After taking part in a mini Venetian Carnival on the Île Saint-Louis yesterday, (look at photos #13 and #28) we went along with all of...

The Paris Marathon came by the Bastille twice today and finished up on Avenue Foch. We were at the Bastille with our French teacher,...

April is here and the sun just came out. Of course, it went away before I could finish writing this sentence, as the weather has been...

Life doesn't change too much. As San Franciscans, we went to Golden Gate Park on Sundays. Living in Paris, we still go to the park on...

Our port is on the canal Saint-Martin with a lock on the Seine and a tunnel heading up to the 10th arrondissement at the Bastille end of...

Our winter next boat neighbor Bob cruised away the other day. It took a long time to leave port because he had to wave goodbye to all of...

With boats moving again, we have been amusing ourselves by listening to the VHF chatter between the boats and La Capitainerie. Passenger...

The weather in Paris is unpredictable. After a very mild winter of cold sunshine, the weather has become unsettled. You can wake up in...

The last few days we have noticed some very tall people in our neighborhood. Power Strider is the name of this new way of hopping,...

Cruising out of Paris, we find ourselves back in the slow lane. We have been floating along on the Marne, visiting Champagne villages and...